Arthur family

Biographical Note

Chester Alan Arthur II

• 1864, July 25: Born, New York, N.Y.
• 1885: Graduated, Princeton University, Princeton, N.J.
• 1887: Sailed for Europe
• 1900: Married Myra Fithian Andrews (divorced 1927) Moved to Colorado Springs, Colo.
• 1901: Birth of Chester Alan Arthur (1901-1972)
• 1934: Married Rowena Dashwood Graves
• 1937, July 18: Died, Colorado Springs, Colo.

Chester Alan Arthur III

• 1901, Mar. 21: Born, Colorado Springs, Colo.
• 1920 - 1922 : Attended Columbia University, New York, N.Y.
• 1922: Married Charlotte Wilson (divorced 1932) Served as Secretary to Irish Republican delegation in Lausanne, Switzerland
• 1922 - 1924 : Lived in Ireland
• 1931: Moved to Oceano, Calif.
• 1931 - 1934 : Founded commune near Pismo Beach, Calif.
• 1933 - 1934 : Founded Dune Forum and published six issues
• 1934: Joined Utopian Society
• 1935: Married Esther Murphy Strachey (divorced 1961)
• 1940 - 1941 : Secretary, Democratic State Central Committee of California
• 1949 - 1951 : Taught at San Quentin prison, Calif.
• 1952: Graduated, San Francisco State College, San Francisco, Calif.
• 1962: Published The Circle of Sex. San Francisco: Pangraphic Press
• 1965: Married Ellen Janson
• 1966: Published enlarged edition of The Circle of Sex. New Hyde Park, N.Y.: University Books
• 1972, Apr. 28: Died, San Francisco, Calif.

From the guide to the Arthur Family Papers, 1817-1972, (bulk 1874-1972), (Manuscript Division Library of Congress)