Who was the president before Chester A. Arthur?
James A. Garfield
Ulysses S. Grant
Rutherford B. Hayes
Grover Cleveland
Answer
Chester A. Arthur became the 21st president of the United States after the death of James A. Garfield, who served as the 20th president. Arthur was Garfield's vice president and assumed the presidency on September 19, 1881.
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