 President Chester Arthur Timeline
Important Dates, World and National Events During His Lifetime
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| 1830 |
Born in Fairfield, Vermont in October 5th |
| 1848 |
Graduated from Union College |
| 1859 |
Married Ellen Lewis Herndon |
| 1860 |
Son William is born |
| 1864 |
Son Chester is born |
| 1871 |
Daughter Ellen is born |
| 1871 |
Named Collector of the Port of New York by President Grant |
| 1880 |
Ellen Arthur died |
| 1880 |
Elected Vice-President of the United States |
| 1881 |
U.S. population was 51,500,000 |
| 1881 |
Succeeded the presidency after the death of James Garfield |
| 1882 |
Pineapple plants are brought to Hawaii from Jamaica |
| 1882 |
Great Britain invaded Egypt |
| 1883 |
The Brooklyn Bridge is completed |
| 1884 |
The Home Insurance Building in Chicago is built becoming the world’s first skyscraper |
| 1886 |
Died November 18th in New York City |
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