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#21 · 1881–1885
Chester A. Arthur
Republican · Cleaned up government jobs
Chester Arthur surprised people: many expected little of him, but he pushed for fairer rules so government jobs went to people who earned them, not just friends of politicians.
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He loved fancy clothes and reportedly owned dozens of pairs of pants.
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