List of Famous people with last name Colfax

Ellen Maria Colfax

First Name Ellen

Last Name Colfax

Born on July 26, 1836

Died on March 4, 1911 (aged 74)

Born in United States of America, Ohio

Ellen Maria Wade Colfax was the second wife of Schuyler Colfax, who became the first House Speaker to be elected Vice President when he ran on a ticket headed by Ulysses S. Grant in 1868. She was born in Andover, Ohio in 1836.

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Schuyler Colfax

First Name Schuyler

Last Name Colfax

Born on March 23, 1823

Died on January 13, 1885 (aged 61)

Born in United States of America, New York

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 House of Representatives from 1863 to 1869. A member of the Republican Party, he was the U.S. Representative for Indiana's 9th congressional district from 1855 to 1869.

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