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Chester A. Arthur

1829 - 1886

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Chester Alan Arthur (October 5, 1829 – November 18, 1886) was the 21st president of the United States, serving from 1881 to 1885. He was a Republican from New York who previously served as the 20th vice president under President James A. Garfield. Assuming the presidency after Garfield's assassination, Arthur's presidency saw the largest expansion of the U.S. Navy, the end of the so-called "spoils system", and the implementation of harsher restrictions for migrants entering from abroad. Arthur was born in Fairfield, Vermont, and practiced law in New York City. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Chester A. Arthur is the 1,731st most popular politician (up from 1,753rd in 2019), the 586th most popular biography from United States (down from 528th in 2019) and the 78th most popular American Politician.

Chester A. Arthur is most famous for being the 21st President of the United States, serving from 1881 to 1885.

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Among politicians, Chester A. Arthur ranks 1,731 out of 19,576. Before him are Duchess Elisabeth of Württemberg, Martinian, Ferenc Szálasi, Maria Anna of Bavaria, Robert Fico, and José Eduardo dos Santos. After him are Arsinoe IV of Egypt, Bidhya Devi Bhandari, King Elah, Memnon, Frederick I of Denmark, and Theuderic I.

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Among people born in 1829, Chester A. Arthur ranks 7. Before him are Oscar II of Sweden, August Kekulé, Auguste Beernaert, Geronimo, Anton Rubinstein, and Levi Strauss. After him are Asaph Hall, John Everett Millais, Philip Sclater, Theodor Billroth, Alfred Brehm, and N. R. Pogson. Among people deceased in 1886, Chester A. Arthur ranks 6. Before him are Emily Dickinson, Franz Liszt, Ramakrishna, Ludwig II of Bavaria, and Leopold von Ranke. After him are John Deere, Amilcare Ponchielli, Friedrich Ferdinand von Beust, Asher Brown Durand, Alexander Ostrovsky, and Ilya Ulyanov.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Chester A. Arthur ranks 586 out of 20,380. Before him are Thomas P. Stafford (1930), Charlie Parker (1920), John Wayne Gacy (1942), Melvin Calvin (1911), Tim Walz (1964), and Divine (1945). After him are William P. Murphy (1892), Jack LaLanne (1914), Mike Tyson (1966), Julianne Moore (1960), Yehudi Menuhin (1916), and Liza Minnelli (1946).

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Among politicians born in United States, Chester A. Arthur ranks 78. Before him are John Tyler (1790), Jim Mattis (1950), Frances Cleveland (1864), Pontiac (1714), Dick Cheney (1941), and Tim Walz (1964). After him are John Kerry (1943), Lucy Webb Hayes (1831), Edwin Stanton (1814), Kamala Harris (1964), Mike Pence (1959), and Nelson Rockefeller (1908).

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