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Arthur, Chester Alan, 1829-1886

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http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n50002601

Variants

Arthur, Chester A. (Chester Alan), 1829-1886
Arthur, Chester Alan, Pres., U.S., 1830-1886

Identifies LC/NAF RWO

http://id.loc.gov/rwo/agents/n50002601

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Related Terms

United States. President (1881-1885 : Arthur)

Exact Matching Concepts from Other Schemes

http://viaf.org/viaf/sourceID/LC%7Cn++50002601#skos:Concept

Closely Matching Concepts from Other Schemes

Arthur, Chester Alan, 1829-1886
Chester A. Arthur Label from public data source Wikidata

Earlier Established Forms

Arthur, Chester Alan, Pres., U.S., 1830-1886

Sources

found: Letter from P.T. Heffron, acting chief, LC Manuscript Div., 5/28/81(evidence in T.C. Reeves' biography is "nearly conclusive" that Arthur was born 10/5/1829; Reeves maintains that Arthur, for complicated reasons of his own, purposely changed the date of his birth by one year)

found: Witter, E. Chester A. Arthur, c1988:CIP t.p. (Chester A. Arthur, 21st President of the United States)

found: Chester Arthur, 2021:t.p. (Chester Arthur) page 6, etc. (Chester Alan Arthur; born on Oct. 5, 1829 in Fairfield, Vermont; started his own law practice in New York City in 1856; became James A. Garfield's vice president in 1881; after Garfield was assassinated, Arthur became President on Sept. 20, 1881; died on Nov. 18, 1886)

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Change Notes

1980-03-12: new
2021-09-22: revised

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