Chester Arthur was born and raised in Vermont ... He gained administrative experience through his service in the Civil War, and after the war he worked for the New York City Tax Commission and ...

Would Chester A. Arthur faithfully execute the new law? Many had their doubts. After signing the civil service bill in January, Arthur took his time choosing people to serve on the new Civil ...

Chester Alan Arthur, the nation’s 21st president ... he won the case that desegregated New York City’s streetcars. During the Civil War, when many were enriching themselves on government ...

Arthur Conference Room, go past Chester’s Bakery and turn right on ... serving as quartermaster general for the state of New York during the Civil War and later Collector of the Port of New ...

FARGO, N.D. (Valley News Live) - We’ve now reached “The Dude President” - Chester Alan Arthur. Before becoming the 21st president - Arthur was the son of an abolitionist Baptist preacher who ...

MENANDS, N.Y. – The New York Army National Guard marked the 195th birthday of Chester Arthur ... in chief for the governor When the Civil War broke out Arthur supervised the construction ...

Fewer leaders had lower public expectations than Chester Alan Arthur, but fewer people knew ... first during the Civil War and then as the powerful Collector of the Port of New York.