President Chester Arthur Birthplace

President Chester Arthur Birthplace • Fairfield, Vermont

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Arthur served as the 21^st president of the United States from 1881 to 1885 following the death of James Garfield. Evaluations by modern historians generally rank Arthur as a mediocre president, and has also been described a one of the least memorable presidents. However, journalist, Alexander McClure, wrote, “No man ever entered the Presidency so profoundly and widely distrusted as Chester Alan Arthur, and no one ever retired … more generally respected, alike by political friend and foe.” Mark Twain wrote, “It would be hard indeed to better President Arthur’s administration.”

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President Chester Arthur Birthplace

Arthur was born in Fairfield, Vermont, grew up in upstate New York and practiced law in New York City. Arthur served as the 21^st president of the United States from 1881 to 1885 following the death of James Garfield. Evaluations by modern historians generally rank Arthur as a mediocre president, and has also been described a one of the least memorable presidents. However, journalist, Alexander McClure, wrote, “No man ever entered the Presidency so profoundly and widely distrusted as Chester Alan Arthur, and no one ever retired … more generally respected, alike by political friend and foe.” Mark Twain wrote, “It would be hard indeed to better President Arthur’s administration.”

The abbreviated content above is from Wikipedia, which, as you know, is not considered a reliable source for academic citation.