Chester Arthur (A Life)
Dennis Lee Nowicki
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October fifth of '29 in Fairfield, VT Chester, child number five joined the Arthur family He attended New York's Union College, and loved to debate He taught school part-time and in '48, would graduate Chester studying law while teaching full time at a school By '54, a lawyer on whose cases judges rule In '56, Chester met Ellen, '59, they married They had three children, though, sadly, their first, at two years, buried He served as a Quartermaster in the Civil War, was great Then, Grant had him head the New York Port Customs until '78 In '80, Ellen, Nell, Chester's wife, died, unexpected He was chosen as Garfield's VP, Garfield was elected Chester Arthur, the 21st U.S. President With integrity was how he lived and worked in government An assassin's bullet killed Garfield, Chester, Prez in '81 He changed from his partisan slant, and battled corruption He pushed for hiring based on merit instead of who you know And tried to reduce tariffs, but Congress wouldn't let them go Chester fought U.S. Postal Service fraud, the courts addressed And worked to modernize the U.S. Navy as the best Chester fell ill and made a small effort to run again He lost, then, he returned to his home and the memories of Ellen For four years, acute kidney disease threatened Chester's life November 18th, '86, he was laid next to his wife His legacy was his life was run by rules numbering three He kept his word, was un-corrupted, and maintained dignity
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