How tall is Chester A. Arthur?

Chester A. Arthur's listed height was 188 cm (6'2"). He was taller than about 99% of men in the United States.

Where 188 cm sits among men in the United States

Taller than about 99% of men in the United States born in 1829 (average 171.1 cm).

About Chester A. Arthur

Chester A. Arthur was the 21st president of the United States, serving from 1881 to 1885. A Republican from New York, he was born on 5 October 1829 in Fairfield, Vermont, and practiced law in New York City. During the American Civil War he served as quartermaster general of the New York Militia.

After the war he devoted more time to New York Republican politics and rose in Senator Roscoe Conkling's political organization. President Ulysses S. Grant appointed him Collector of the Port of New York in 1871, and in 1878 President Rutherford B. Hayes dismissed him as part of a plan to reform the federal patronage system. Republicans nominated him for vice president at their 1880 convention, and he and James Garfield won the election and took office in March 1881. He served as the 20th vice president and became president in 1881 on Garfield's death.

Arthur stood at a listed 188 cm (6'2"). He died on 18 November 1886. His administration saw the largest expansion of the U.S. Navy and the end of the so-called spoils system.

Frequently asked

How tall is Chester A. Arthur in feet and inches? Chester A. Arthur was 6'2" tall, which is 188 cm, 74 inches or 1.88 m.

Is Chester A. Arthur tall for men in the United States? At 188 cm he was taller than about 99% of men in the United States born in 1829, whose average height is 171.1 cm.

Sources

• Chester A. Arthur on Wikipedia — biography and career.
• Chester A. Arthur on Wikidata — nationality and dates; height recorded as 188 cm.

Heights are as publicly listed, rounded to the nearest centimetre; listed heights for public figures are often self-reported. Biographical details adapted from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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