Chester Arthur, 21th President of the United States
Chester Arthur, 21th President of the United States, held office from Sept. 19, 1881 until 1884. He was the 4th vice president to assume office when James Garfield's died. After a first veto of the Chinese Exclusion Act, Arthur acceded to public opinion, signing it on May 2, 1882. Cropped detail from Ole Peter Hansen Balling's 1881 portrait (BSIC_2020_12_62)
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13497715
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45400957
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2531px x 3000px
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Mary Evans / The Everett Collection
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