Chester Alan Arthur ( October 5 , 1829 – November 18 , 1886 ) was an American attorney and politician who served as the 21st president of the United States from 1881 to 1885 . He previously was the 20th vice president of the United States , and he succeeded to the presidency upon the death of President James A. Garfield in September 1881 , two months after Garfield was shot by an assassin
death of President James A. Garfield
Assassination of James A. Garfield
Chester A. Arthur