Arthur, Chester Alan, 1901-1972

Sign painter and labor union official, of Richmond, Va.

From the description of Chester A. Arthur papers, 1913-1962. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 19106434

Chester A. Arthur was a sign painter who was born in northern New York. After taking a correspondence course in lettering and sign painting, he served his apprenticeship in New York City. He traveled and worked in upper New York, Chicago, Detroit, Ann Arbor, Memphis, Alabama, and Atlanta, before finally settling in Richmond in about 1911. Arthur was employed by the General Outdoor Advertising Company, Inc., until about 1945, when he formed his own commercial sign company. A member of the labor movement since 1912, he became financial secretary of the Sign and Pictorial Painters Local Union 60 in 1943.

From the guide to the Chester Alan Arthur Papers, 1911-1962, (David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Duke University)

Epithet: US President

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