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Tag Archives: President Chester Alan Arthur
POTUS Chet Arthur: Private Civil Rights Advocate
Chester Alan Arthur, 21st President, was one of our most private Presidents. The Making of a Private Man Chester Alan Arthur (1829-1886) was born in Vermont, and raised in upstate New York. His father a farmer-minister, was far from cosmopolitan. … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, Chester Arthur, James Garfield, Nifty History People
Tagged American history, American Vice Presidents, Chester A. Arthur, Chester Alan Arthur, Chester Alan Arthur NY Quartermaster, Elizabeth Jenning Graham NY Governor Edwin D. Morgan, Feather Schwartz Foster, H.C.C.Atwood, history, James A. Garfield, Mifflin W. Gibbs, NY senator Roscoe Conkling, P.B.S.P:inchback, President CAA, President Chester A. Arthur, President Chester Alan Arthur, Presidential history, Senator Blanche K. Bruce, Senator Roscoe Conkling, the assassination of Garfield, US history, Vice Presidential history, White House history
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G.P.A. Healy and the Portraits of Presidents
The Young Artist George Peter Alexander (usually known as G.P.A.) Healy was definitely born poor in 1813 to Irish immigrants in Boston. A bit late to his calling, he was sixteen when he first picked up a brush, but the … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, Abraham Lincoln, Andrew Jackson, Chester Arthur, Franklin Pierce, James Buchanan, James K. Polk, John Quincy Adams, John Tyler, Martin Van Buren, Millard Fillmore, Ulysses S. Grant
Tagged Abraham Lincoln, American artist G.P.A. Healy, American artist Jane Stuart, American history, Charles Willson Peale, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Lady Sarah Polk, Former President John Q. Adams, G.P.A. Healy, GIlbert Stuart, Healy painting of The Peacemakers, history, King Louis Philippe of France, President Abraham Lincoln, President Andrew Jackson, President Chester Alan Arthur, President Franklin Pierce, President James Buchanan, President James K. Polk, President John Tyler, President Millard Fillmore, President Ulysses S. Grant, Presidential history, Robert Todd Lincoln, US history, White House history
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Ellen Herndon: Mrs. Chester Alan Arthur
Chester Alan Arthur was a recent widower when he was elected VP in 1880. The Private Arthurs No one was more surprised than Chester Alan Arthur when he was nominated for (and elected) Vice President in 1880. Had she lived, … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, Nifty History People
Tagged American history, Chester Alan Arthur, Chester Alan Arthur NY Quartermaster, Ellen Herndon Arthur, Ellen Lewis Herndon, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Ladies, First Ladies history, First Lady History, history, Matthew Fontaine Maury, Nell Arthur, President Chester Alan Arthur, Presidential history, Tiffany stained glass window in St. John's Church, US history, White House history
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The Presidents of New York
Virginia and Ohio claim to be Mother of Presidents – but NY claims 7 unique sons! Three Who Re-Upped the Third Party Way #8, Martin Van Buren (1782-1862) was a New Yorker from the border of the Catskill and Adirondack … Continue reading
Posted in American Civil War, Chester Arthur, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Grover Cleveland, Martin Van Buren, Millard Fillmore, Theodore Roosevelt
Tagged American history, Andrew Jackson, Chester Alan Arthur, Feather Schwartz Foster, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Grover Cleveland, history, James Garfield, Martin Van Buren, Millard Fillmore, President Chester Alan Arthur, President Franklin Delano Roosevelt, President Grover Cleveland, President Martin Van Buren, President Millard Fillmore, President Theodore Roosevelt, Presidential history, The American Party, the Bull Moose Party, The Democratic Party, The Democratic-Republicans, The Free Soil Party, The Know-Nothing party, The Progressive Party, The Republican Party, The Whig Party, Theodore Roosevelt, US history, White House history, William McKinley, Zachary Taylor
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Chester Alan Arthur in Hiding
When Chester Alan Arthur was named as Republican VP candidate in 1880, no one was more surprised than he was. CAA: A Brief Run-up. Very brief, in fact. Chet Arthur had never been elected to anything before. The New York … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, Chester Arthur, James Garfield, Nifty History People
Tagged American history, Charles Guiteau, Charles J. Guiteau, Charles Julius Guiteau, Chester Alan Arthur, Chester Arthur, Feather Schwartz Foster, history, James A. Garfield, NY senator Roscoe Conkling, President Chester Alan Arthur, President James A. Garfield, President Rutherford B. Hayes, Presidential history, the assassination of Garfield, The Presidential campaign of 1880, trial of Charles Guiteau, US history, Vice President Chester Alan Arthur, Vice Presidential history, White House history
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Calvin Coolidge: A Fish Story
Calvin Coolidge was a man of limited interests. The Private Mr. Coolidge There is a story that at some point, Calvin Coolidge was asked what his hobbies were. He replied, “I run for office.” Throughout his youth, there is no … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, Calvin Coolidge, Herbert Hoover, James K. Polk, Nifty History People
Tagged American history, Calvin Coolidge, Col. Edmund Starling, Feather Schwartz Foster, history, President Calvin Coolidge, President Chester Alan Arthur, President Grover Cleveland, President Harry Truman, President Herbert Hoover, President James Knox Polk, President Warren Harding, Presidential fishermen, Presidential history, Secret Serviceman Edmund Starling, Senator James Reed, Senator William Borah, US history, White House history
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Chet Arthur, Tiffany and the 19-Year Screen
No question about it, the White House receives a great deal of wear and tear. Chester A. Arthur: Accidental President Few people would have ever believed that Chester Alan Arthur, New York “spoilsman” politician, would ever have become President of … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, Chester Arthur
Tagged American history, Chester Alan Arthur, Chet Arthur, Early White House decor, Ellen Herndon Arthur, Feather Schwartz Foster, history, James Garfield, LC Tiffany, Louis Comfort TIffany, Memorial window to Ellen Herndon Arthur, President CAA, President Chester A. Arthur, President Chester Alan Arthur, President Martin Van Buren, Presidential history, St. John's Church in Washington, Stained glass screen, the death of James Garfield, Tiffany stained glass screen, US history, White House history, White House stained glass screen
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Chester Alan Arthur: The Dandy President
Nothing but the very best would satisfy Chester Alan Arthur. An Insignificant Upbringing Nothing in his background remotely suggested that Chester Alan Arthur (1829-86) would ever be president. Of course that could be said about many of our chief executives. … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, Chester Arthur
Tagged American history, Chester Alan Arthur, Chet Arthur, Ellen Herndon Arthur, Feather Schwartz Foster, history, Louis Comfort TIffany, Mary McElroy, President Andrew Johnson, President Arthur redecorates the White House, President Chester Alan Arthur, President James A. Garfield, President Rutherford B. Hayes, President Ulysses S. Grant, Presidential history, Roscoe Conkling, Senator Roscoe Conkling, The Tiffany Screen at the White House, US history, White House history
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The Unexpected President: Chester Alan Arthur…..Life and Times: A Book Review
There are very few things that Chester Alan Arthur is “famous” for. One, is his mutton chop whiskers; the other is his statement that “I may be President of the United States, but my private life is my own business.” … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, Chester Arthur, Recommended Reading
Tagged "The Unexpected President", American history, book reviews, Chester Alan Arthur, Chet Arthur, Collector of the Port of New York, Feather Schwartz Foster, history, History Book Reviews, James A. Garfield, Julia Sand, President Chester Alan Arthur, President James A. Garfield, Presidential history, Roscoe Conkling, Scott S. Greenberger, US history, White House history
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President Grant and the First State Dinner
The first sovereign of a foreign country to be hosted at a White House State Dinner was the King of the Sandwich Islands – in 1874. State Dinners From the beginning of the United States as a nation, elegant dining … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, Nifty History People, Ulysses S. Grant
Tagged American history, David Kalakaua, Dining at the White House, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Lady Dolley Madison, George and Martha Washington, Grant hosts the King of the Sandwich Islands, Hawaiian history, history, Johyn and Abigail Adams, King David Kalakaua, Mark Twain, President and Mrs. Grant, President Chester Alan Arthur, President Grant, President James Buchanan, President Ulysses S. Grant, Presidential entertaining, Presidential history, the Gilded Age, The Sandwich Islands, Thomas Jefferson, Ulysses and Julia Grant, Ulysses S. Grant, US history, US state dinners, White House history
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