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| 1829 | Birth |  |
| 5th Oct Fairfield Birth of Chester Alan Arthur, Vermont, son of a Baptist Minister |
| 1844 | Education | |
| Schenectady Enters Union College, age 15 |
| 1848 | Education | |
| Schenectady Graduates from Union College |
| 1854 | Education | |
| New York Admitted to the bar |
| 1856 | Law Firm | |
| New York Founds his wn law firm |
| 1859 | Marriage | |
| Marries Ellen Lewis Herndon |
| 1860 | State Engineer in Chief | |
| New York Appointed State Engineer-in-Chief |
| 1871 | Collector Port of New York | |
| New York Appointed Collector of the Port of New York by President Grant |
| 1878 | Dismissal | |
| New York Dismissed after an investigation into the corrupt practices of the customs house |
| 1880 | Vice President | |
| Appointed Vice Presidential candidate |
| 1881 | Oath | |
| 20th Sep Takes the oath the day after Garfield's death |
| 1881 | President | |
| Appointed President of the USA, 21st President |
| 1881 | Speech | |
| 2nd July Washington Exclaims, "I am a stalwart of the stalwarts..Arthur is president now" |
| 1881 | Vice President | |
| Appointed Vice President of the USA |
| 1882 | Diplomacy | |
| Congress suspends Cinese immigration for 10 yrs |
| 1882 | Health | |
| Learns he has a fatal heart disease, keeps his health a secret |
| 1882 | Immigration | |
| Congress suspends Cinese immigration for 10 yrs |
| 1882 | Legislation | |
| Enacts the 1st Federal immigration law |
| 1882 | Reform | |
| Enacts the 1st Federal immigration law |
| 1883 | Legislation | |
| Congress passes the Penleton Act, opens up the civil service to open competition |
| 16th Jan Signs the Tariff Act, raises rates |
| 1883 | Reform | |
| Congress passes the Penleton Act, opens up the civil service to open competition |
| 16th Jan Signs the Tariff Act, raises rates |
| 1884 | President | |
| Loses the 4th ballot of the nomination by 541 votes to 207 to James Blaine |
| 1886 | Death | |
| 18th Nov Death of Chester Alan Arthur |
