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Ellen Lewis Herndon Arthur. Ellen Lewis Herndon Arthur was the wife of the 21st President of the United States, Chester A. Arthur. She tragically died of pneumonia before he took office. Chester Alan Arthur's beloved "Nell" died of pneumonia on January 12, 1880. That November, when he was elected Vice President, he was still mourning her bitterly.
Ellen Lewis Herndon was born on August 30, 1837 at Culpeper Court House, only child of Frances Elizabeth Hansbrough and naval officer William Lewis Herndon. They moved to Washington, D. C., when he was assigned to help his brother-in-law Lt. Matthew Fontaine Maury establish the Naval Observatory. While Ellen was still just a girl, her beautiful ...
Ellen Arthur's father was the explorer William Lewis Herndon, who charted the valley of the Amazon River under the order of President Millard Fillmore. Four years later, commanding the USS Central America , his ship was caught in a hurricane, and Captain Herndon oversaw the rescue of 152 of his crew and passengers, before going down with his ship off Cape Hatteras.
- August 30, 1837
- January 12, 1880
While Ellen was still just a girl her beautiful contralto voice attracted attention; she joined the choir at St. John's Episcopal Church on Lafayette Square. Then her father assumed command of a mail steamer operating from New York; and in 1856 a cousin introduced her to "Chet" Arthur, who was establishing a law practice in the city.
Ellen Lewis Herndon Arthur was the wife of the 21st President of the United States, Chester A. Arthur. She tragically died of pneumonia before he took office. Chester Alan Arthur’s beloved “Nell” died of pneumonia on January 12, 1880. That November, when he was elected Vice President, he was still mourning her bitterly.
William Lewis Herndon Arthur (1860-1863) ; Chester Alan Arthur II (1864-1937). Diplômé de l' Université de Princeton en 1885 et de la Columbia Law School. Alan Arthur a beaucoup voyagé, a géré une écurie de chevaux réputée, et a pratiqué le polo. À 36 ans, il épouse Myra Townsend Fithian, une héritière de la Californie, fille du ...
Ellen Lewis Herndon Arthur. 1837-1880. [Chester A. Arthur] Biography: Chester Alan Arthur's beloved "Nell" died of pneumonia on January 12, 1880. That November, when he was elected Vice President, he was still mourning her bitterly. In his own words: "Honors to me now are not what they once were."
