There is no record that he was. He noted for his devotion to late wife when he President.
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William S. Arthur was Chester A Arthur's father. He had 9 brothers and sistersMarvina Stone was Chester Alan Arthur's Mother.His wife was Ellen Lewis Herndon Arthur. His father-in-law was William Lewis Herndon, a naval officer and his mother-in-law was Frances Elizabeth Hansborough.The Arthurs had three children, one of whom died in childhood. They were:William Lewis Herndon Arthur (1860 - 1863)Chester "Alan" Alan Arthur, Jr. (1864-1937)Ellen "Nell" Herndon Arthur (1871-1915)
Merlin was King Arthur's tutor when he was a child.
He wasn't homeschooled. He was an illegitimate child and in his time not accepted by society. He didn't attend school and never saw his father. In his late teens his father arranged for him to go into an artist studio and it is there his talents showed. Otherwise the world may never have known about him. As it was he didn't finish a lot of what he began or accepted commissions on. He was often sued for this.
In most of the modern Arthurian books, it is Mordred that wants to destroy Arthur. It is commonplace in many of the books to say that Mordred was an illegitimate and incestuous child of Arthur. It is his refusal to admit his own mistake and acknowledge his son that leads to Mordred's hate of his father. In some books, such as the series written by Courtway Jones, there is no hate relationship that exists between the two.
There are many King Arthur books. The tradition is that Uther agrees to give up the child (Arthur) that he conceives on Igraine for the night of passion to lay with her before they marry. Merlin takes the newborn babe, Arthur, to be raised by Ector. Throughout his formative years, the boy, Arthur, does not know his true birthright.