Schuyler Colfax
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American politician
Speaker of the United States House of Representatives
Vice President of the United States
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Schuyler Colfax was an American politician who served as the 17th vice president of the United States and a prominent Republican leader during the Reconstruction era.
Statements (47)
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| instanceOf |
American politician
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Speaker of the United States House of Representatives → Vice President of the United States → human → |
| burialPlace |
South Bend City Cemetery
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| causeOfDeath |
heart attack
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| countryOfCitizenship |
United States of America
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| dateOfBirth |
1823-03-23
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| dateOfDeath |
1885-01-13
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| familyName |
Colfax
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| givenName |
Schuyler
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| honoredIn |
Colfax County, Nebraska
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Colfax County, New Mexico → town of Colfax, Indiana → |
| knownFor |
leading Radical Republicans in the House during the Civil War and Reconstruction
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serving as vice president during Ulysses S. Grant’s first term → |
| languageSpoken |
English
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| memberOfPoliticalParty |
Know Nothing Party
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Republican Party → Whig Party → |
| movement |
Reconstruction-era Republicanism
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| notableEvent |
involved in the Crédit Mobilier of America scandal
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| notableWork |
editor and owner of the St. Joseph Valley Register
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| occupation |
journalist
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politician → |
| placeOfBirth |
New York City
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| placeOfDeath |
Mankato, Minnesota
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| positionHeld |
17th Vice President of the United States
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Member of the U.S. House of Representatives → Speaker of the United States House of Representatives → |
| precededBy |
Andrew Johnson as Vice President of the United States
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Galusha A. Grow as Speaker of the House → |
| religion |
Methodism
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| represented |
Indiana
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| representedIn |
United States House of Representatives
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| residence |
South Bend, Indiana
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| servedUnder |
Ulysses S. Grant
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| sexOrGender |
male
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| spouse |
Ellen Maria Wade
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Evelyn Clark Colfax → |
| succeededBy |
Henry Wilson as Vice President of the United States
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James G. Blaine as Speaker of the House → |
| termEnd |
as Speaker of the House: 1869-03-03
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as Vice President: 1873-03-04 → |
| termStart |
as Speaker of the House: 1863-12-07
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as Vice President: 1869-03-04 → |
| vicePresidentOf |
United States of America
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Referenced by (4)
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Sam Grant
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Ulysses S. Grant → |
vicePresident |
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Colfax, California
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namedAfter |
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Andrew Johnson
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vicePresidentialSuccessor |