and we look forward to the day when those beautifully bushy sideburns are carved into Mount Rushmore. In these parts, we know that Chester Alan Arthur is nothing short of a Capital Region hero.

Twelve presidents had a beard, mustache or mutton-chop sideburns. A well-kept set of ... James Garfield and Chester Arthur won by a “hair’s breadth.” Chester A. Arthur became the nation ...

Chester Alan Arthur, born in Franklin County in 1829 ... and-pepper beard while Arthur was famous for his lush muttonchop sideburns. Offerman, a native of Illinois, has been in Arthur’s former ...