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Chester A. Arthur, the incumbent president in 1884, whose term expired on March 4, 1885. The 1884 Republican National Convention was held in Chicago, Illinois, on June 3–6, with former Secretary of State James G. Blaine from Maine, President Arthur, and Senator George F. Edmunds from Vermont as the frontrunners.
The 48th United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, consisting of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, D.C., from March 4, 1883, to March 4, 1885, during the last two years of Chester A. Arthur's presidency.
Elections were held on November 4, 1884, electing the members of the 49th United States Congress.The election took place during the Third Party System.The Democratic governor Grover Cleveland of New York defeated Republican secretary of state James G. Blaine in the presidential election.
Chester A. Arthur's tenure as the 21st president of the United States began on September 19, 1881, when he succeeded to the presidency upon the assassination of President James A. Garfield, and ended on March 4, 1885. Arthur, a Republican, had been vice president for 199 days when he succeeded to the presidency.
Chester Alan Arthur (October 5, 1829 [b] – November 18, 1886) was the 21st president of the United States, serving from 1881 to 1885.He was a Republican lawyer from New York who previously served as the 20th vice president under President James A. Garfield.
The 1884 State of the Union address was delivered by Chester A. Arthur, the 21st president of the United States, on December 1, 1884. This address was Arthur's fourth and final address. This address was Arthur's fourth and final address.
May 8 – Harry S. Truman, 33rd president of the United States from 1945 to 1953, 34th vice president of the United States from January to April 1945 (died 1972) May 26 – Charles Winninger, stage and film actor (died 1969) June 21 Cack Henley, baseball player (died 1929) Garrett L. Withers, U.S. senator from Kentucky from 1949 to 1950 (died 1953)
The 49th United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, consisting of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, D.C., from March 4, 1885, to March 4, 1887, during the first two years of Grover Cleveland's first presidency.