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Mary Arthur McElroy

1841 - 1917

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Mary McElroy (née Arthur; July 5, 1841 – January 8, 1917) was an American woman known as being the sister of the 21st president of the United States, Chester A. Arthur, for whom she served as a hostess (acting as the first lady) for his administration (1881–1885). She assumed the role because Arthur's wife, Ellen, had died nearly two years earlier. McElroy was born in New York and attended the progressive Emma Willard School. She married insurance salesman John Edward McElroy and worked for some time as a teacher. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Mary Arthur McElroy is the 15,066th most popular politician (up from 16,107th in 2019), the 7,687th most popular biography from United States (up from 9,194th in 2019) and the 595th most popular American Politician.

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Among politicians, Mary Arthur McElroy ranks 15,066 out of 19,576. Before her are Gavril Dejeu, Adelina Gutiérrez, Joaquim Nabuco, Ylli Bufi, Zenón Noriega Agüero, and Gary Locke. After her are Ali Tarhouni, John J. Sullivan, Christian Lindner, Pany Yathotou, Ali Al-Naimi, and Paul Keating.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1841, Mary Arthur McElroy ranks 92. Before her are Hugo Gyldén, Alfred Cogniaux, Frederick Stanley, 16th Earl of Derby, Adolfo Farsari, Giuseppe Pitrè, and Chrétien Waydelich. After her are Gaudenzio Marconi, Julio Herrera y Obes, Gijsbert van Tienhoven, Kliment of Tarnovo, Andrew Ainslie Common, and Charles Sprague Sargent. Among people deceased in 1917, Mary Arthur McElroy ranks 107. Before her are Prince Friedrich Karl of Prussia, Oswaldo Cruz, Frank Odberg, Bob Fitzsimmons, Chrétien Waydelich, and Alexei Mateevici. After her are Viktor Madarász, Jules Vandenpeereboom, Richard Olney, James Dwight, Andrew Murray, and Waldemar Tietgens.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Mary Arthur McElroy ranks 7,689 out of 20,380. Before her are Lisa Randall (1962), Taylor Kinney (1981), Kerwin Mathews (1926), Fritz Weaver (1926), Honus Wagner (1874), and Gary Locke (1950). After her are John J. Sullivan (1959), Dorothy Arzner (1897), Renee O'Connor (1971), Michael Lerner (1941), Art Larsen (1925), and Carol Channing (1921).

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Among POLITICIANS In United States

Among politicians born in United States, Mary Arthur McElroy ranks 595. Before her are John Podesta (1949), Joe Kennedy III (1980), Wilbur Ross (1937), Charles Lang (1902), Roger B. Taney (1777), and Gary Locke (1950). After her are John J. Sullivan (1959), Mirabeau B. Lamar (1798), Greg Louganis (1960), Oliver Ellsworth (1745), Harry Reid (1939), and Ramsey Clark (1927).

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