Full Name: Chester Alan Arthur
Party: Republican Party
Primarily known for: Civil Service Reform, Chinese Exclusion Act
D.O.B.: October 5, 1829
Birth state: Vermont
State upon election: (was not elected, took office after the assassination of James Garfield) New York
Previous career: Vice President
Office start date: September 19, 1881
Office end date: March 4, 1885
Reason term ended: Did not gain the Republican nomination for President after a meager effort to do so.
Succession number: 21
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