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This article or section does not cite its references or sources. You can help Wikipedia by introducing appropriate citations. Schuyler Colfax (March 23, 1823 – January 13, 1885) was a Representative from Indiana and the 17th Vice President of the United States. Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (2775x3816, 878 KB) Representative Schuyler Colfax, circa 1855-65. ...
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Life
Colfax was born in New York City to Schuyler Colfax Sr. (d. October 30, 1822 of tuberculosis) and Hannah Stryker. In 1836 he moved with his parents to New Carlisle, Indiana. He was appointed deputy auditor of St. Joseph County, Indiana in 1841. He became a legislative correspondent for the Indiana State Journal. He purchased an interest in the South Bend Free Press and changed its name in 1845 to the St. Joseph Valley Register, the Whig organ of northern Indiana. Nickname: Big Apple Location in the state of New York Coordinates: Country United States State New York Boroughs Bronx (The Bronx) New York (Manhattan) Queens (Queens) Kings (Brooklyn) Richmond (Staten Island) Mayor Michael Bloomberg (R) Area - City 1,214. ...
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Tuberculosis (abbreviated as TB for Tubercle Bacillus) is a common and deadly infectious disease caused by the bacterium Mycobacterium tuberculosis, which most commonly affects the lungs (pulmonary TB) but can also affect the central nervous system, lymphatic system, circulatory system, genitourinary system, bones and joints. ...
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The United States Whig Party was a political party of the United States. ...
Colfax was a member of the state constitutional convention in 1850 and an unsuccessful Whig candidate for election to the Thirty-second Congress. He was elected as a Republican to the Thirty-fourth and to the six succeeding Congresses (March 4, 1855–March 3, 1869). He was elected Speaker of the House of Representatives in 1863. He was not a candidate for renomination in 1868, having become the Republican nominee for Vice President. 1850 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ...
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In 1868 he was elected Vice President of the United States on the Republican ticket headed by Gen. Ulysses S. Grant. He was inaugurated March 4, 1869 and served through March 4, 1873. Colfax was an unsuccessful candidate for renomination in 1872, owing to charges of corruption in connection with the Crédit Mobilier of America scandal. 1868 (MDCCCLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar or a leap year starting on Friday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar. ...
Ulysses S. Grant (born Hiram Ulysses Grant, April 27, 1822 â July 23, 1885) was an American general and politician who was elected the 18th President of the United States (1869â1877). ...
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The Crédit Mobilier of America scandal of 1872 involved the Union Pacific Railroad and the Crédit Mobilier of America construction company. ...
He was a lecturer after leaving public office. On January 13, 1885, Colfax walked some ¾ of a mile in -30˚F weather to Omaha rail station in Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minnesota. Five minutes after arriving, he dropped dead of a heart attack brought on by extreme cold and exhaustion.[1] He is interred in the City Cemetery, South Bend, Indiana. January 13 is the 13th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ...
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Mankato is a city in Blue Earth County¹, Minnesota with a population of 32,427 as of the 2000 census². It is the county seat of Blue Earth County, and is located along a large bend of the Minnesota River at its confluence with the Blue Earth River. ...
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The towns of Colfax, California and Colfax, Washington are named in his honor as well as the town of Colfax, Louisiana. The "Jewel of the Midwest," Schuyler, Nebraska, is also named after Colfax. The city is the county seat of Colfax County, Nebraska. Colfax County, New Mexico is named after the Speaker as well. In addition, the "main street" traversing Aurora, Denver, and Lakewood, Colorado and abutting the Colorado State Capitol is named "Colfax Avenue" in the politician's honor. Colfax is a city located in Placer County, California. ...
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Schuyler is a city located in Colfax County, Nebraska. ...
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Colfax County is a county located in the state of New Mexico. ...
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Nickname: The Mile-High City Location of Denver in Colorado, USA Coordinates: Country United States State Colorado City-County Denver (coextensive) Founded November 22, 1858 Incorporated November 7, 1861 Mayor John Hickenlooper (D) Area - City 401. ...
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Colorado State Capitol Building The Colorado State Capitol Building, located in Denver, Colorado, is the home of the Colorado legislature. ...
Colfax Avenue at Broadway in the heart of Denver. ...
- His grandfather William Colfax served in George Washington's Life Guard during the American Revolution became a General in the New Jersey Militia and married Hester Schuyler (Cousin of General Philip Schuyler.)
- On October 10, 1844, he married a childhood playmate, Evelyn Chase, who died in 1863 and had no children. On November 18, 1868, two weeks after he was elected Vice President, Colfax married Ella M. Wade, a daughter of Senator Benjamin Franklin Wade; related to Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes; see Dudley-Winthrop Family. They had one son, Schuyler Colfax III, in 1870.
George Washington (February 22, 1732âDecember 14, 1799) led Americas Continental Army to victory over Britain in the American Revolutionary War (1775â1783), and was later elected the first President of the United States. ...
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Philip Schuyler Philip John Schuyler (November 10, 1733 â November 18, 1804) was a general in the American Revolution and a United States Senator from New York. ...
Benjamin Franklin Wade (October 27, 1800 _ March 2, 1878) was a U.S. lawyer and politician. ...
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Publications - Hollister, Life of Schuyler Colfax (New York, 1886)
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External links - Find-A-Grave profile for Schuyler Colfax
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