Presidential Number: 21st
Years he was President: 1881-1885
State Represented: New York
Party Affiliation: Republican
Fact(s): Was a General in the Civil War.
Personal
Birthday: October 5, 1829
How old would he be this year? 175
School(s) attended: Union College
Wife: Ellen Arthur
Occupation(s) before he was President: Teacher, Lawyer,
Inspector General
Other way(s) he served: Vice President
Height: 6 feet, 2 inches
Hobbies or Sports: Billiards
Life in America
How would he have traveled? Train, horse
How would he have communicated with his friends? Telephone, letter
U.S. Population when term began: 50,155,783
Number of stars on flag when he left office: 38
|
|
More
Biographies « previous | next
» |
Art and information provided by fifth-graders from Abingdon Elementary
School in Arlington, Virginia. Coloringbook drawings by White House artist Rania Hassan. |