born, Chester Alan Arthur, in North Fairfield, Vermont, on October 5-1829
1835-Chester Arthur's family moves to New York
begins classes at Union College in Schenectady, New York-1845
1848-graduates from Union College, starts to study law, and begins work as a schoolteacher
becomes principle of a school in the basement of his father's church-1851
1854-becomes a lawyer in New York City
Arthur defends Elizebeth Jennings, and works on the Lemmon case-1855
1856-Arthur travels to Kansas Territory to suuport antislavery
He marries Ellen Lewis Herndon, October 25-1859
1860-South Carolina leaves the Union
the Civil War begins-1861
1862-Arthur is named quartermaster general of the New York State militia
Arthur resigns from the militia-1863
1871-Arthur becomes collector of the New York Customhouse
Congress eliminates the moiety system-1874
1878-Arthur gets fired from teh customhouse
His wife dies and he becomes the Republican vice-presidential candidate. He and James Garfield won-1880
1881-Garfield is shot in July 2 and dies September 19. Arthur is sworn in as president on September 20
Arthur vetoes and then signs the Chinese Exclusion Act and learns he has Bright's disease, a kidney disorder-1882
1883-Arthur signs the Pendleton Civil Service Act, and he signs signs legislation to to imrpove the navy adn build steel-hulled ships
Arthur dies on Nevember 18-1886
1835-Chester Arthur's family moves to New York
begins classes at Union College in Schenectady, New York-1845
1848-graduates from Union College, starts to study law, and begins work as a schoolteacher
becomes principle of a school in the basement of his father's church-1851
1854-becomes a lawyer in New York City
Arthur defends Elizebeth Jennings, and works on the Lemmon case-1855
1856-Arthur travels to Kansas Territory to suuport antislavery
He marries Ellen Lewis Herndon, October 25-1859
1860-South Carolina leaves the Union
the Civil War begins-1861
1862-Arthur is named quartermaster general of the New York State militia
Arthur resigns from the militia-1863
1871-Arthur becomes collector of the New York Customhouse
Congress eliminates the moiety system-1874
1878-Arthur gets fired from teh customhouse
His wife dies and he becomes the Republican vice-presidential candidate. He and James Garfield won-1880
1881-Garfield is shot in July 2 and dies September 19. Arthur is sworn in as president on September 20
Arthur vetoes and then signs the Chinese Exclusion Act and learns he has Bright's disease, a kidney disorder-1882
1883-Arthur signs the Pendleton Civil Service Act, and he signs signs legislation to to imrpove the navy adn build steel-hulled ships
Arthur dies on Nevember 18-1886
Arthur as a young man
Arthur as he enters office
