As a Republican, he led t
As a Republican, he led the Fifteenth Ward Young Men's Frémont Vigilance Committee during the 1856 election. After serving as the quartermaster general of the New York state militia during the Civil War, he joined Roscoe Conkling's political machine, whose support of Grant earned this man the position of collector of customs for the port of New York. His presidency saw the Star Route Fraud scandal and the signing of the Pendleton Act, and he died of Bright's disease shortly after his successor Grover Cleveland took office. FTP, identify this man who became president upon the death of James Garfield.
As a Republican, he led the Fifteenth Ward Young Men's Frémont Vigilance Committee during the 1856 election.
Chester A. {Arthur}