When James Garfield was assassinated, his vice president, Chester A. Arthur, became president. Arthur did not select a vice president when he took office in 1881, and seems to have completed Garfield's term without a vice president to assist him.
Chester A. Arthur was the Veep and became president after Garfield died.
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.
Arthur was Vice-President under James Garfield, who was assassinated in 1881.
No- he was never VP. He was an 8-term congressman when he was nominated for president.
Chester A. Arthur was never elected U.S. President. He was elected U.S. Vice President in 1880 as James A. Garfield's running mate then assumed the presidency when Pres. Garfield died in September 1881. He chose not to campaign for re-election in 1884 due to poor health.
Arthur was the 21st US President. He was a republican.21.
No- he was never VP. He was an 8-term congressman when he was nominated for president.
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 Alan Arthur , who was elected vice president, became the 21st President when James Garfield died from an assassin's bullet. Arthur took office on September 20,1881 and served out the term which ended March 4,1885.
1880, as running mate with James Garfield.
1881, under James Garfield.
None, actually. Arthur was originally Vice-President under James Garfield. Garfield was assassinated, and Arthur became President.