Question

8 facts about Chester a. Arthur the 21st president of the untied states

Answer 1

President Garfield was shot by Charles J. Guiteau at 9:30 am, in Washington, D.C. less than four months into Garfield's term as the 20th President of the United States. Garfield died eleven weeks later on September 19, 1881. His Vice President, Chester A. Arthur, succeeded Garfield as President.
One factor that encouraged president Arthur to pursue the civil service reform was the fact that President Garfield was shot by a crazed office seeker who thought he was owed a government job due to his support for Garfield in the election.
The assassination of James A. Garfield made it possible for the new president and longtime political spoilsman, Chester Arthur, to combat the patronage system's excesses.

Answer 2

1.Chester graduated from Union College in New York in 1848.

2.He worked to increase funding for Indian education.

3. His dad was a clergyman.

4.He was named for the doctor who delivered him - Chester Abell.

5.He was once the president of the New York Arcade Railway Company.

6. His first son died suddenly when he was only three years old.

7. His wife died of pneumonia the year before he became president.

8.He was in the habit of staying up until at least 2 a.m. every night.