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Creation Date
7-9-1874
Description
Check, 9 July 1874, drawn on The Nassau Bank, New York, to “myself,” signed and endorsed by Chester A. Arthur.
Born the son of a Free Will Baptist minister, Chester A. Arthur was educated in New York and taught school before entering the legal profession. During the Civil War, he quickly rose to the position of quartermaster general of the New York State militia. From 1871 to 1878 he served as Collector of the Port of New York, a lucrative position which earned him an income higher than the U.S president. Elected vice-president in 1880, he became the 21st president of the United States after the assassination of James A. Garfield in July of 1881. Arthur served one term.