U.S. President Chester A. Arthur born in Fairfield, Vermont 190 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Oct 5 1829)

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(Monday, October 5, 1829) — Chester A. Arthur, the 21st president of the United States (1881-1885) and the 20th vice president of the United States (1881) during the administration of James A. Garfield (and succeeded to the presidency upon Garfield’s assassination), was born Chester Alan Arthur today in Fairfield, Vermont.