William Hayden English, congressman from Indiana, was the Arthur's Democratic opponent in 1880.
Vice President Chester Alan Arthur
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Vice President Chester Alan Arthur became President on September 20, 1881, after the death of President James Garfield.
Chester Arthur
No- he was never VP. He was an 8-term congressman when he was nominated for president.
Chester A. Arthur was Vice President when President James A. Garfield was assassinated and immediately assumed the role of the presidency.
Chester A. Arthur ran as the Vice Presidential candidate with James Garfield on the Republican ticket. They ran against Winfield Scott Hancock with running mate William Hayden English as the Democratic challengers. Chester A. Arthur did not run for President, he became president when Garfield was assassinated in 19 September 1881 at which time Chester Arthur was sworn in as President. Arthur's party did not select him for re-election.
Chester Arthur was 51 when he was elected vice-president. He was never elected President but was still 51 when became president.
March to September of 1881.
Garfield and Arthur won the Election of 1880.
There was no vice-president after Arthur became president. Until 1967, a vacancy in the vice-presidential office was not filled until the next presidential election. Arthur was the elected vice-president but he moved up to President after Garfield was killed.trick question, he didn't have one!
The Twenty-First US President - Chester A. Arthur. Chester AllenArthur became the twenty-first President of the United States (1881-1885) when James Garfield was assassinated. Arthur was the fourth Vice President to succeed to the presidency.