CHESTER ALAN ARTHUR
1881 - 1885
21st President of the United States - September 19, 1881 to March 3, 1885
Nickname: "The Gentleman Boss"; "Elegant Arthur"
About the President
Born: October 5, 1830, in Fairfield, Vermont
Died: November 18, 1886, in New York, New York
Religion: Episcopalian
Education: Graduated from Union College (1848)
Occupation: Lawyer
Political Party: Republican
Other Government Positions:
Vice president, 1881 (under Garfield)
Presidential Salary: $50,000/year
Vice President: None
Cabinet:
Secretary of State
James G. Blaine (1881)
Frederick T. Frelinghuysen (1881-85)
Secretary of the Treasury
William Windom (1881)
Charles J. Folger (1881-84)
Walter Q. Gresham (1884)
Hugh McCulloch (1884-85)
Secretary of War
Robert Todd Lincoln (1881-85)
Attorney General
I. Wayne McVeagh (1881)
Benjamin H. Brewster (1882-85)
Postmaster General
Thomas L. James (1881-82)
Timothy O. Howe (1882-83)
Walter Q. Gresham (1883-84)
Frank Hatton (1884-85)
Secretary of the Navy
William H. Hunt (1881-82)
William E. Chandler (1882-85)
Secretary of the Interior
Samuel J. Kirkwood (1881-82)
Henry M. Teller (1882-85)
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