Chester Arthur, 21th President of the United States
Chester Arthur, 21th President of the United States, held office from Sept. 19, 1881 until 1884. Elevated to the presidency by James Garfield assassination, he surprised his detractors by cleaning up civil service corruption, and signing the Pendleton Civil Service Reform Act. Norwegian artist, Ole Peter Hansen Balling, painted this oil on canvas portrait in 1881 (BSIC_2020_12_61)
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13497714
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45394826
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2485px x 3000px
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Credit
Mary Evans / The Everett Collection
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For usage credit please use; photo by Mark Gulezian/NPG/Smithsonian Institution
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Courtesy Everett Collection
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