Mary Arthur McElroy
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Mary McElroy was an American woman known as being the sister of the 21st president of the United States, Chester A. Arthur, for whom she served as a hostess for his administration. She assumed the rol
1885 portrait
Sketch of McElroy (1914)
Chester A. Arthur
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Chester Alan Arthur was the 21st president of the United States, serving from 1881 to 1885. A Republican from New York, he served as the 20th vice president under President James A. Garfield in 1881,
Mary Arthur McElroy
…Mary McElroy (née Arthur; July 5, 1841 – January 8, 1917) was an American woman known as being the sister of the 21st president of the United States, Chester A. Arthur, for whom she served as a hostess (acting as the first lady) for his administration (1881–1885). She assumed the role because Arthur's wife, Ellen, had…
Arthur, c. 1880
Arthur's birthplace in Fairfield, Vermont
Arthur as a young lawyer
The New York Custom House (formerly the Merchants' Exchange building at 55 Wall Street) was Arthur's office for seven years.