There was no U.S. vice president while Chester A. Arthur was President. As Vice President under President Garfield, he became President when Garfield died in September 1881 from infection caused by a bunch of unsterile fingers poking around inside him in search of the bullet from when he was shot in July of that year. Before the 1967 ratification of the 25th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, whenever there was a vacancy in the vice presidency it wasn't filled until the next Inauguration Day.
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 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.
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!
Garfield and Arthur won the Election of 1880.
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.
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.