Unexpected reformer

10/5/1829 – 11/18/1886 Party: Republican Timeline; 1881-1885 #21 Chester A. Arthur- The Unexpected Reformer Arthur spent his early career as an attorney and in politics. During the Civil War, he served as Engineer-in-Chief (1861-1863), Inspector General (1862) and Quartermaster General (1862-1863) in the New York Militia. After the war he devoted more time to politics,…