Schuyler Colfax
Vice President of the United States from 1869 to 1873 (1823-1885) · United States · On the map · Politicians · Died at 61
Schuyler Colfax Jr. 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 United States House of Representatives from 1863 to 1869.
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Schuyler-Colfax House, ancestral home of Schuyler Colfax's grandparents William and Hester. Originally built in 1695.
Congressman Colfax (Indiana) 1859
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Grant Colfax 1868 Campaign Poster
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Colfax was castigated for his involvement in the Crédit Mobilier scandal in this March 6, 1873, political cartoon in which Uncle Sam is shown encouraging Colfax to commit hara-kiri.
Gravesite of Schuyler Colfax, in South Bend City Cemetery, South Bend, IndianaAbout this person
Originally a Whig, then part of the short-lived People's Party of Indiana, and later a Republican, he was the U.S. representative for Indiana's 9th congressional district from 1855 to 1869.
