Chester Alan Arthur was born in Vermont in 1829. He was the 21st President of the United States, becoming President after the assassination of President James A. Garfield. His father was a preacher who had emigrated from Northern Ireland. He graduated from Union College in 1848 and was admitted to the bar. He startedpractising law in New York City before joining the Army to fight in the Civil War.
1829年,切斯特·艾倫·阿瑟出生于佛蒙特州。詹姆斯·A·加菲爾德總統(tǒng)遇刺之后,阿瑟成為了美國(guó)第21任總統(tǒng)。他的父親是一名從北愛(ài)爾蘭移民的牧師。1848年,阿瑟畢業(yè)于聯(lián)合學(xué)院,并獲得律師資格。他開(kāi)始在紐約從事律師行業(yè),之后參加了美國(guó)內(nèi)戰(zhàn)。
In 1871, Arthur was appointed by President Ulysses S. Grant to the politically powerful post of Collector of the Port of New York. He spent the next decade as a pawn in power struggles between different presidents. He was removed from his post by President Rutherford B. Hayes. In 1880, Arthur was nominated to run forthe Vice Presidency. He assumed office as Vice President in March 1881.
1871年,U·S·格蘭總總統(tǒng)特任命他為紐約海關(guān)稅收官,這是一個(gè)擁有政治權(quán)力的職位。在以后的十年中,他成為了兩名總統(tǒng)之間的得益者。海斯上任后將他免職。1880年,阿瑟成為了副總統(tǒng)候選人。1881年三月,他就任美國(guó)副總統(tǒng)。
During his brief tenure as Vice President, Arthur stood firmly beside President Garfield in internal struggles within the Republican Party. But when Arthur succeeded to the Presidency, he was eager to prove himself above his party’s political squabbling. In 1883 he passed an act that protected employees against removal for political reasons, as had happened to him in New York.
在他簡(jiǎn)短的副總統(tǒng)任期內(nèi),在共和黨內(nèi)部之間的爭(zhēng)斗中,阿瑟始終站在總統(tǒng)安菲爾德那一邊。但是當(dāng)阿瑟繼承總統(tǒng)職位后,他急于想證明自己,他是站在黨內(nèi)政治漩渦之上的人物。1883年,他通過(guò)了一項(xiàng)法案,這項(xiàng)法案指出,雇員將不會(huì)因?yàn)檎卧蚨夤停诩~約,他就發(fā)生過(guò)這樣的事情。
The Arthur Administration enacted the first general Federal immigration law. Arthur approved a measure in 1882. Congress suspended Chinese immigration for ten years, later making the restriction permanent. He hadknown since a year after he succeeded to the Presidency that he was suffering from a fatal kidney disease.He left office in 1885 and died a year later at the age of 57.
阿瑟政府建立了第一個(gè)聯(lián)邦移民法。1882年,阿瑟批準(zhǔn)了一項(xiàng)措施。國(guó)會(huì)對(duì)華工移民的時(shí)間是10年,之后這一限制得以固定。在繼任美國(guó)總統(tǒng)不久,他得知他患上了致命的腎病。1885年,卸任,并在一年之后去世,享年57歲。
1829年,切斯特·艾倫·阿瑟出生于佛蒙特州。詹姆斯·A·加菲爾德總統(tǒng)遇刺之后,阿瑟成為了美國(guó)第21任總統(tǒng)。他的父親是一名從北愛(ài)爾蘭移民的牧師。1848年,阿瑟畢業(yè)于聯(lián)合學(xué)院,并獲得律師資格。他開(kāi)始在紐約從事律師行業(yè),之后參加了美國(guó)內(nèi)戰(zhàn)。
In 1871, Arthur was appointed by President Ulysses S. Grant to the politically powerful post of Collector of the Port of New York. He spent the next decade as a pawn in power struggles between different presidents. He was removed from his post by President Rutherford B. Hayes. In 1880, Arthur was nominated to run forthe Vice Presidency. He assumed office as Vice President in March 1881.
1871年,U·S·格蘭總總統(tǒng)特任命他為紐約海關(guān)稅收官,這是一個(gè)擁有政治權(quán)力的職位。在以后的十年中,他成為了兩名總統(tǒng)之間的得益者。海斯上任后將他免職。1880年,阿瑟成為了副總統(tǒng)候選人。1881年三月,他就任美國(guó)副總統(tǒng)。
During his brief tenure as Vice President, Arthur stood firmly beside President Garfield in internal struggles within the Republican Party. But when Arthur succeeded to the Presidency, he was eager to prove himself above his party’s political squabbling. In 1883 he passed an act that protected employees against removal for political reasons, as had happened to him in New York.
在他簡(jiǎn)短的副總統(tǒng)任期內(nèi),在共和黨內(nèi)部之間的爭(zhēng)斗中,阿瑟始終站在總統(tǒng)安菲爾德那一邊。但是當(dāng)阿瑟繼承總統(tǒng)職位后,他急于想證明自己,他是站在黨內(nèi)政治漩渦之上的人物。1883年,他通過(guò)了一項(xiàng)法案,這項(xiàng)法案指出,雇員將不會(huì)因?yàn)檎卧蚨夤停诩~約,他就發(fā)生過(guò)這樣的事情。
The Arthur Administration enacted the first general Federal immigration law. Arthur approved a measure in 1882. Congress suspended Chinese immigration for ten years, later making the restriction permanent. He hadknown since a year after he succeeded to the Presidency that he was suffering from a fatal kidney disease.He left office in 1885 and died a year later at the age of 57.
阿瑟政府建立了第一個(gè)聯(lián)邦移民法。1882年,阿瑟批準(zhǔn)了一項(xiàng)措施。國(guó)會(huì)對(duì)華工移民的時(shí)間是10年,之后這一限制得以固定。在繼任美國(guó)總統(tǒng)不久,他得知他患上了致命的腎病。1885年,卸任,并在一年之后去世,享年57歲。