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Schuyler Colfax Jr.

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Born:
March 23, 1823

Birthplace: New York City, New York

Father: Schuyler Colfax Sr. 1792 – 1822
(Buried: Colfax Family Burying Ground, Wayne, New Jersey)​

Mother: Hannah Delameter Stryker 1805 – 1872
(Buried: City Cemetery, South Bend, Indiana)​

1st Wife: Evelyn Clark 1823 – 1863
Married: October 10, 1844​
(Buried: City Cemetery, South Bend, Indiana)​

2nd Wife: Ellen Maria Wade 1836 – 1911
Married: November 18, 1868​
(Buried: City Cemetery, South Bend, Indiana)​
Signature:
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Children:


Schuyler Colfax III 1870 – 1925​
(Buried: City Cemetery, South Bend, Indiana)​

Political Party: Republican Party

Occupation before War:


Deputy Auditor for Saint Joseph County, Indiana​
Legislative Correspondent for Indiana State Journal Newspaper​
1845: Bought the South Bend Press Newspaper Changed the name​
Owner and Editor of the Saint Joseph Register Newspaper​
1848: Delegate to Whig Party National Convention​
1850: Member of Indiana State Constitution Convention​
1855 – 1869: United States Congressman from Indiana​
1855: Delegate to Know – Nothing National Convention​
1859 – 1863: Congressional Chairman of Post Office & Post Roads​
Civil War Career:
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1855 – 1869: United States Congressman from Indiana​
1859 – 1863: Congressional Chairman of Post Office & Post Roads​
1861: Met with Major General John C. Fremont in Missouri​
1863 – 1869: Speaker of United States House of Representatives​

Occupation after War:
1855 – 1869: United States Congressman from Indiana​
1863 – 1869: Speaker of United States House of Representatives​
1869 – 1873: Vice President of United States of America​
1873: Admitted to being involved in the Credit Mobilier Scandal​
Vice President of Indiana Reaper and Iron Company​

Died: January 13, 1885

Place of Death:
Mankato, Minnesota

Cause of Death:
Heart Attack

Age at time of Death: 61 years old

Burial Place: City Cemetery, South Bend, Indiana
 
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