Political Party | Republican |
Term | March 4, 1869 - March 4, 1873 (45-49) |
President | Ulysses S. Grant |
Predecessor | Andrew Johnson |
Successor | Henry Wilson |
Full Name | Schuyler Colfax Jr. |
Birth |
March 23, 1823 New York City, New York |
Father | Schuyler Colfax (1792-1822) |
Mother | Hannah Delameter Stryker (1805-1872) |
Sisters | Mary Colfax (1821-1823) |
Occupation |
29th Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives (1863-1869) Representative from Indiana's 9th District (1855-1869) Founder of the International Association of Rebekah Assemblies (1851) Delegate to the National Whig Party Convention (1849) Author Newspaper owner and editor Shop worker |
Death |
January 13, 1885 Mankato, Minnesota (61 years) |
Evelyn Clark (1823-1863) |
Married October 10, 1844 Widowed July 2, 1863 (18 years) |
Ellen Maria Wade (1836-1911) |
Married November 18, 1868 (16 years) |
Schuyler Colfax III (m.1903 Catherine Hibbins) |
Born 1870 Died 1932 (62 years) |