Chester Arthur
Chester Arthur, the 21st president of the United States was the son of Irish immigrants who moved to Vermont, where he was born. Chester became President only when President James Garfield was assassinated. People often said Arthur looked like a President, becoming the 21st in 1881. Chester Arthur was responsible for the Pendleton Act, which changed the face of government jobs. He was also responsible for the first immigration law of the United States, preventing “paupers, criminals, and lunatics” from immigrating to the United States.
Chester Arthur
Martin Van Buren
Martin Van Buren was also President during an especially difficult time, the Panic of 1837…and only 3 months into his term! Martin Van Buren was known as the “Little Magician”, advocating for the US Treasury to be independent from the government. Van Buren was also very unique because before becoming a US President, he was a Great Britain minister and the secretary of state for President Andrew Jackson. Martin Van Buren only served one term, from 1837 to 1841 and received a lot of backlash from citizens because of all of the businesses and banks he closed down during the depression. More credit was due to Van Buren because many of the policies he set forth changed the economy for the better, but the effects of these were only felt when he was no longer in office.
Martin Van Buren