Chester Arthur Trivia

1. In what country was Arthur's father born?

From Quiz Chester A. Arthur

Answer: Ireland

William Arthur was born in Dreen, in County Antrim, Ireland in 1796. He left Ireland as a young man, first settling in Quebec and eventually in Vermont.

From Quiz About President Arthur

Answer: Vermont

Although his birthplace is supposedly in Vermont, there is some speculation that it may have been just across the border in Canada!

From Quiz Chester A. Arthur

Answer: North Fairfield

Arthur was born in North Fairfield, Vermont, which is near the Vermont/Canadian border, on October 5, 1829. Arthur's political enemies claimed that Arthur had, in fact, been born in Canada and was not eligible for the presidency but no proof has ever been discovered of that.

From Quiz About President Arthur

Answer: James Garfield

Arthur had little political experience, but was heavily involved in the Spoils System.

From Quiz Chester A. Arthur

Answer: Union

Arthur graduated from Union College in Schenectady, New York in 1848 where he studied the Greek classics. He graduated in the top third of his class.

From Quiz About President Arthur

Answer: Robert Todd Lincoln

One would think that Mr. Lincoln would know a bit about leading a war. Actually Arthur did not appoint him; Lincoln was a hold-over from the shortlived Garfield administration.

From Quiz Chester A. Arthur

Answer: ship wreck

William Herndon was the captain of the "Central America" which sank off the coast of Cape Hatteras, North Carolina in 1857. He went down with his ship.

From Quiz About President Arthur

Answer: The Gentleman Boss

Arthur was an immacculate dresser who usually wore an Astor coat with a buttoneer. His mustache and whiskers made him look the role of a prince. His Accidency was the unflattering nickname of John Tyler the first Vice President to become Chief Executive.

From Quiz Chester A. Arthur

Answer: Kansas

Arthur, who opposed slavery, travelled to Kansas during the time of "Bleeding Kansas" when abolitionists and slave holders were fighting for control of the Kansas territory. He would stay out there for three months before returning to New York.

From Quiz About President Arthur

Answer: September 1881

This was only the second time in American history that one year contained part of three presidents' administrations. Rutherford B. Hayes left office in March 1881, Garfield was assassinated in September and Arthur was sworn in. The other time occurred in 1841 when William Henry Harrison died after one month leading to John Tyler.

From Quiz Chester A. Arthur

Answer: 7

Arthur was appointed to the post by President Grant in 1871 and removed in 1878 by President Hayes is a complete cleaning out of the customs house as a result of corruption charges.

From Quiz About President Arthur

Answer: Remodel the White House.

Beign high society Arthur was unhappy with the "rustic" look of the executive mansion. He ordered it remodeled in the Victorian Style. The report states that four wagon loads of stuff was carried out of the White House.

From Quiz Chester A. Arthur

Answer: Roscoe Conkling

Conkling came to the US Senate and became a loyal supporter of Ulysses S. Grant's presidency. In exchange, Grant gave Conkling control of civil service employment in New York State. Conkling was the leader of a faction called the "Stalwarts" who got that name from the way they stood behind Grant and their opposition to President Hayes' reconciliation efforts toward the old Confederate States. Conkling served in the US Senate from 1867 to 1881 and died in 1888.

From Quiz Chester A. Arthur

Answer: Levi P. Morton

Morton was offered the position but was convinced by Conkling to refuse the offer. Eight years later, Morton would come vice-president during the administration of Benjamin Harrison.

From Quiz About President Arthur

Answer: The Washington Monument

Remember in those days the president's term ended in March. Grover Cleveland would be sworn in less than a month later.

From Quiz Chester A. Arthur

Answer: New York City

Arthur had just disembarked from a steam ship from Albany to New York City with Conkling when he received the news of Garfield's shooting.

From Quiz About President Arthur

Answer: Arthur never dated a Washington insider

Arthur's wife died in 1880 the year before he became president. His youngest child, Ellen, was just 10 years old, approximatly the same age as the girl in the movie. The other events were similar. Eerie isn't it!

From Quiz Chester A. Arthur

Answer: John R. Brady

Brady, a justice of the New York Supreme Court, swore in Arthur as president at Arthur's home in New York City on September 20, 1881. The swearing-in ceremony would be repeated a few days later in Washington with U.S. Supreme Court Chief-Justice Morrison Waite doing the honors.

From Quiz About President Arthur

Answer: Head of the New York Custom House

Chester Arthur was the head of the NYC custom house, at the time the largest single federal office. He had been appointed by political bosses and returned political favors. President Hayes fired him from that post due to corruption. So when he appeared on the presidential many were worried that he would continue to support the corrupt Spoils System. It is therefore all the more amazing, and a testament to his character that he rejected the party bosses and signed the Pendelton Act!

From Quiz Chester A. Arthur

Answer: 10

Arthur vetoed the original bill which called for a 20-year ban but signed another bill, which called for only a 10-year ban. The law was renewed in 1892 and 1902 and finally repealed in 1943.

From Quiz Chester A. Arthur

Answer: George Pendleton

Pendleton represented Ohio in the US Senate from 1879 to 1885 and was the Democratic vice-presidential nominee with George McClellan that opposed Abraham Lincoln in 1864. He was denied a second term to the senate and died in Brussels, Belgium in 1889 while serving there as an U.S. envoy.

From Quiz Chester A. Arthur

Answer: kidneys

Bright's Disease affected Arthur's kidneys, causing him to suffer from nausea, depression and inertness. The strain would eventually affect his heart and Arthur would suffer a stroke during the night of November 16, 1886. Arthur would die two days later, less than two years after leaving the presidency.

From Quiz Chester A. Arthur

Answer: Albany

Arthur was buried on November 22, 1886 at the Rural Cemetary in Albany, next to his wife. His grave was topped by a life-size bronze angel, which has turned green in the years following Arthur's death.

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