Dashed left edge = started before November 1886 ·
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Events in November 1886 1
1829 – 1886Chester A. Arthur21st President — reformed civil serviceChester A. Arthur (Oct 5, 1829 – Nov 18, 1886) was the 21st President 1881-1885, who succeeded Garfield. Despite a reputation as a machine politician, he championed the Pendleton Civil Service Reform Act of 1883.