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Chester A. Arthur

 * This is the archived discussion of the TFAR nomination for the article below. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as Wikipedia talk:Today's featured article/requests). Please do not modify this page. 

The result was: scheduled for Today's featured article/February 15, 2016 by — Chris Woodrich (talk) 23:33, 27 January 2016 (UTC)



Chester A. Arthur (1829–1886) was an American attorney and politician who served as the 21st President of the United States (1881–85); he succeeded James A. Garfield upon the latter's assassination. At the outset, Arthur struggled to overcome a slightly negative reputation, which stemmed from his early career in politics as part of New York's Republican political machine. He succeeded by embracing the cause of civil service reform. His advocacy for, and subsequent enforcement of, the Pendleton Civil Service Reform Act was the centerpiece of his administration.
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 * Promoted: September 27, 2011
 * Reasons for nomination: February 15 is Presidents Day


 * Support as nominator. Halgin (talk) 15:06, 3 January 2016 (UTC)
 * February 15 is Washington's Birthday. Chester Arthur's birthday is October 5. I don't oppose running it that day, but I don't think it would qualify for anniversary points. Jonathunder (talk) 23:49, 4 January 2016 (UTC)
 * TFAR stopped doing points a long time ago. BencherliteTalk 23:54, 4 January 2016 (UTC)


 * Support. Great article. Jonathunder (talk) 02:33, 5 January 2016 (UTC)
 * Support very detailed article Snuggums (talk / edits) 03:15, 22 January 2016 (UTC)