William Lewis Herndon
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William Lewis Herndon was an American naval officer and explorer. In 1851 he led a United States expedition to the Valley of the Amazon, and prepared a report published in 1854 and distributed widely
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Ellen Herndon Arthur in 1859
SS Central America
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,
William Lewis Herndon
…12. It was the largest loss of life in a commercial ship disaster in United States history. Two years later, his daughter Ellen Lewis Herndon married Chester A. Arthur, the future U.S. president. William Lewis Herndon was born on 25 October 1813 in Fredericksburg, Virginia, to Elizabeth (née Hull) and Dabney Herndon…
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.