Chester A. Arthur (1830-1886)Twenty-first President (1881-1885)
Chester Arthur posed for this daguerreotype before his marriage to Ellen Herndon in 1859. Now in his late twenties, he was just beginning rise as the "Gentleman Boss" of his state's Republican party - a nickname largely inspired by Arthur's lifelong fondness for scrupulously tailored clothing.
Rufus Anson, the daguerreotypist who made this likeness, operated a studio in New York City.
Rufus Anson (active 1851-1867)
Daguerreotype, circa 1858
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution
NPG.80.19
Enlarged image