His father was a rigid evolutionist preacher. Abolitionist preacher. He grew up in a very religious environment. Shortly after college, he was a teacher and became a lawyer. He was involved in a very important case, the decentralization of new york city streetcars. Desegregation of new york city streetcars. Theas a quartermaster in union army during the civil war in new york city. A opportunities for learning his own pockets, which he did not do as many others did. That he became involved in the machine politics of that era. In particular, he became very close to the flamboyant new york boss. He is an extremely interesting character. Brian the years he served as president . Scott he served as president from 1881, when garfield was shot and eventually died, until the end of his term in 1885. Brian who was president before and after him . Scott garfield before. Grover cleveland was president after. Brian why did you want to write a book about Chester A Arthur . Scott every president has