Colfax family

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The Colfax family is an American family historically notable for its political prominence, including members who held high public offices in the 19th century.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf American political family
human
human
human
human
associatedWithLocation Indiana NERFINISHED
New York NERFINISHED
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
surface form: United States

United States of America
surface form: United States

United States of America
surface form: United States
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
dateOfBirth 1823-03-23
1870-04-11
dateOfDeath 1885-01-13
1925-03-02
fieldOfActivity politics
hasEthnicBackground American
hasHistoricalSignificance in United States political history
hasLegacy historical recognition in studies of Reconstruction-era politics
place names in the United States honoring Schuyler Colfax
hasNotableMember Ellen Maria Colfax NERFINISHED
Schuyler Colfax NERFINISHED
Schuyler Colfax III NERFINISHED
William Colfax NERFINISHED
influenced Republican Party politics in the 19th century
memberOf Colfax family NERFINISHED
Colfax family NERFINISHED
Colfax family NERFINISHED
Colfax family NERFINISHED
memberOfPoliticalParty Republican Party
notableFor political prominence in the 19th century
role as wife of Vice President Schuyler Colfax
role in Reconstruction-era politics
service as Vice President under Ulysses S. Grant
service as an officer in the American Revolutionary War
occupation Second Lady of the United States NERFINISHED
politician
politician
soldier
placeOfBirth New York City
placeOfDeath Mankato, Minnesota NERFINISHED
positionHeld 17th Vice President of the United States
Mayor of South Bend, Indiana
Speaker of the United States House of Representatives NERFINISHED
spouse Schuyler Colfax NERFINISHED
timePeriodOfProminence 19th century

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Evelyn Clark Colfax memberOf Colfax family