biography
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Arthur, Chester A(lan)
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| (1830–86)
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| biography:
| US statesman, lawyer, and 21st president (1881–5), born in Fairfield, Vermont, USA. He became the head of an eminent law firm and leader of the Republican Party in New York State. He was made vice-president of the USA when Garfield became president in 1881, and president after Garfield's assassination, performing creditably in office. |
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