Chester A. Arthur

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:human
gptkbp:almaMater gptkb:Union_College
gptkbp:birthDate October 5, 1829
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Fairfield,_Vermont,_United_States
gptkbp:burialPlace gptkb:Albany_Rural_Cemetery
gptkbp:causeOfDeath kidney disease
stroke
gptkbp:children gptkb:Chester_Alan_Arthur_II
gptkb:Ellen_Herndon_Arthur
gptkbp:deathDate November 18, 1886
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:New_York_City,_New_York,_United_States
gptkbp:didNotSeek re-election in 1884
gptkbp:ethnicity Irish descent
Scottish descent
gptkbp:father gptkb:William_Arthur
gptkbp:height 6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Chester A. Arthur
gptkbp:inaugurated September 22, 1881
gptkbp:lawPractice gptkb:New_York_City
gptkbp:militaryService Quartermaster General of the New York Militia
gptkbp:mother gptkb:Malvina_Stone_Arthur
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:Elegant_Arthur
gptkb:The_Gentleman_Boss
gptkbp:notableEvent gptkb:Chinese_Exclusion_Act
gptkb:Tariff_Act_of_1883
Naval modernization
gptkbp:notableFor Never elected to presidency; succeeded after assassination of Garfield
Known for his fashion and style
Oversaw major civil service reform
First president to take oath of office at his own home
gptkbp:notableWork gptkb:Pendleton_Civil_Service_Reform_Act
gptkbp:occupation politician
gptkbp:order 21st President of the United States
gptkbp:party gptkb:Republican_Party
gptkbp:portrait gptkb:Daniel_Huntington
gptkbp:positionHeld gptkb:President_of_the_United_States
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:James_A._Garfield
gptkbp:presidentSwornIn gptkb:Morrison_Waite
gptkbp:religion Episcopalian
gptkbp:residence gptkb:New_York_City
gptkbp:restingPlace gptkb:Albany_Rural_Cemetery
gptkbp:signature Chester A Arthur Signature.svg
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Ellen_Lewis_Herndon_Arthur
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Grover_Cleveland
gptkbp:termEnd March 4, 1885
gptkbp:termStart September 19, 1881
gptkbp:vicePresident none
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:American_Civil_War
gptkb:Grover_Cleveland
gptkb:Republican_Party
gptkb:Republican_Party_(United_States)
gptkb:Republican_Party_(before_1936)
gptkb:Robert_Todd_Lincoln
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4