Schuyler Colfax Jr.
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: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:
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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