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Chester Arthur was not assasinated. He became president becasue James Garfield was assasinated.
The assassination of James Garfield
Chester Arthur never won a presidential election. He was elected vice-president in 1880 as James Garfield's running mate. President James Garfield was shot July 2, 1881 and died September 19, 1881. Chester Arthur succeeded James Garfield as president upon the latter's assassination.
Chester A. Arthur
Chester A. Arthur succeded to the office of President after President James Garfield was assassinated.
Chester A. Arthur was Vice President when President James A. Garfield was assassinated and immediately assumed the role of the presidency.
The correct order is: Rutherford B. Hayes. James A. Garfield. Chester A. Arthur. Grover Cleveland.
Chester A. Arthur was the Veep and became president after Garfield died.
James Garfield won the 1880 presidential election defeating Winfield Hancock. Chester A. Arthur was Garfield's Vice-Presidential running mate. Garfield and Arthur received 4,446,158 popular votes and 214 electoral votes. Chester A. Arthur succeeded James Garfield upon the latter's assassination in September 1881. Arthur was not nominated as a presidential candidate in the 1884 presidential election.
Garfield's Vice President was Chester Alan Arthur. He became the president after Garfield died from an assassin's bullet.Chester Alan Arthur was the 20th Vice President in 1881 from March 4 to September 19. He served as the 21st President until 1885 March 4.
No- he was never VP. He was an 8-term congressman when he was nominated for president.
1881, under James Garfield.