Arthur Administration - Career
Career
Chester Arthur began his career as a teacher and school principal to support himself while he studied law. Once he passed the bar in 1854, he joined the law firm he had clerked for, and two years later he formed his own law partnership with a friend. Two of Arthur's first and most well-known cases involved discrimination against African Americans. Arthur, a strong abolitionist (someone who supported abolishing slavery), felt these cases gave him an opportunity to contribute to the antislavery movement. During this time Arthur also became a supporter of the newly formed Republican Party and its candidates for governor and president.
Military Service
Arthur joined the New York state militia in 1858. He rose through the ranks, and after the American Civil War (1861–65) began he was ultimately promoted to the position of quartermaster general of...
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