THE NEW PRESIDENT.

Inangahua Times, Volume II, 30 September 1881, Page 2

THE NEW PRESIDENT.

General Chester A. Arthur, who succeeds to the chief magistracy of the United States, was born in Albany in 1831. and is consequently in hia fiftieth year, precisely the age of the President: Mr Arthur always took an active part in politics, his political life beginning when, as a boy of fourteen, ho proclaimed himself a member ofthe Whig party. During the PolkClay canvass party feeling in favor of Henry Clay and against him rose so high that few were exempt from its tufl ::bccs. Mr Arthur commenced his business life by becoming a partner with Mr E. D. Culver as* lawyer m New York, and afterwards obtained considerable legal celebrity by hi?» counection with the Lotnmon Stone ease. He was a Republican from the time of the organisation of tho

Dar ty He was Quartermaster-Gen* eral of the State of New York during the war, and retiring into private life, he formed a law partnership with Mr Hansom, Mr Phillips, the district attorney'of New York, was ad led to the firm, and General Arthur now Btands at the head of the firm of Arthur, Philips, Knevals, and Ransom. He always took a leading part in State and civ politics. He was appointed collector of the port of New York by President Grant, November 21st, 1872, to succeed Thomas Murpby, holding offiqe utttly July 20th 1878, when he was removed by President Hayes because he was accused of being in tbe way of the success of tbe reform of the civil serzice. Beiog a trustworthy persoual friend of Senator Conklibg he has managed much ot tbe senator's political business in New York State and city. .