U.S. President Profile Chester A. Arthur

About the U.S. President Chester A. Arthur, his birth and death date and location, date and highlights of his term.

PROFILES OF THE PRESIDENTS

CHESTER ALAN ARTHUR

21st President, Republican

Born: Oct. 5, 1830, Fairfield, Vt. Presidential Term: Sept. 19, 1881-Mar. 4, 1885. Highlights in Office: Pendleton Act of 1883 corrected the abuses of the spoils system; Chinese Exclusion Act; first Labor Day celebration. Died: Nov. 18, 1886, New York, N.Y., from a cerebral hemorrhage.