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1 day ago · Arthur's sister, Mary Arthur McElroy, served as White House hostess for her widowed brother; [138] Arthur became Washington's most eligible bachelor and his social life became the subject of rumors, though romantically, he remained singularly devoted to the memory of his late wife. [139]
Sep 20, 2024 · Grand Old Partisan honors Mary Arthur McEloy, sister of the 21st President. September 20th 1881, Chester Arthur was sworn into office upon the death of James Garfield. Being a widower, the new President asked her to serve as First Lady....
Oct 1, 2024 · Arthur had married Ellen (“Nell”) Lewis Herndon (Ellen Arthur) on October 25, 1859. She died of pneumonia shortly after the 1880 election, and when Arthur acceded to the presidency, his sister Mary Arthur McElroy acted as White House hostess.
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2 days ago · Mary I (18 February 1516 – 17 November 1558), also known as Mary Tudor, and as "Bloody Mary" by her Protestant opponents, was Queen of England and Ireland from July 1553 and Queen of Spain and the Habsburg dominions as the wife of King Philip II from January 1556 until her death in 1558.
6 days ago · Pioneering Women of the Woodrow Wilson White House, 1913-1921. American women did not yet possess the right to vote when Woodrow Wilson was elected to his first term in office as President of the United States on November 5, 1912.
2 days ago · Mary, Queen of Scots (8 December 1542 – 8 February 1587), also known as Mary Stuart [3] or Mary I of Scotland, [4] was Queen of Scotland from 14 December 1542 until her forced abdication in 1567. The only surviving legitimate child of James V of Scotland, Mary was six days old when her father died and she inherited the throne.
6 days ago · Priscilla Cooper Tyler was an actress in New York City, but gave up her stage career to marry wealthy Southerner, Robert Tyler. In 1841, the sudden death of President William Henry Harrison led to the ascendency of her father-in-law, Vice President John Tyler, to the presidency.
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