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Schuyler Colfax (/ ˈ s k aɪ l ər ˈ k oʊ l f æ k s / SKY-lər KOHL-fax; March 23, 1823 – January 13, 1885) was an American journalist, businessman, and politician who served as the 17th vice president of the United States from 1869 to 1873, and prior to that as the 25th speaker of the House of Representatives from 1863 to 1869.
Schuyler Colfax (born March 23, 1823, New York City—died Jan. 13, 1885, Mankato, Minn., U.S.) was the 17th vice president of the United States (1869–73) in the Republican administration of President Ulysses S. Grant. Colfax was the posthumous son of a bank clerk, Schuyler Colfax, and Hannah Stryker.
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Jan 27, 2015 · Schuyler Colfax was a Republican politician who served as Vice President under Ulysses S. Grant and Speaker of the House. He died in 1885 in a Minnesota train station, unrecognized and alone, after a career marked by success and scandal.
Speaker Colfax was an effective leader who successfully united the different factions of the Republican Party. During the Civil War, he recruited military regiments in Indiana and worked to marshal support for President Abraham Lincoln and his policies.
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Learn about Schuyler Colfax, a former vice president of the United States who supported Reconstruction and opposed slavery. Find out his biography, significance, and involvement in the Credit Mobilier scandal.
COLFAX, SCHUYLER, A Representative from Indiana and a Vice President of the United States; born in New York City March 23, 1823; attended the common schools; in 1836 moved with his parents to New Carlisle, Ind.; appointed deputy auditor of St. Joseph County 1841; became a legislative correspondent for the Indiana State Journal; purchased an inte...
Schuyler Colfax was an American journalist, businessman, and politician who served as the 17th vice president of the United States from 1869 to 1873, and prior to that as the 25th speaker of the House of Representatives from 1863 to 1869.
