Vice President Schuyler Washington Colfax, Jr

1823 - 1885  (61 years)  Submit Photo / Document

• Name	Schuyler Washington Colfax
  Title	Vice President
  Suffix	Jr
  Born	23 Mar 1823	New York, New York, New York
  Gender	Male
  Census	1860
  		1860 Colfax. 1860 US census, South Bend, Saint Joseph, Indiana, Family Number 365, Colfax.
  Biographical Information	20 Apr 1865
  	As a member of the U.S. House of Representatives Schuyler served as one of President Lincoln's pall bearers.
  		Abraham Lincoln And His Pall Bearers. Abraham Lincoln And His Pall Bearers.
  Census	1870
  		1870 Colfax A. 1870 US census, South Bend, Saint Joseph, Indiana, Family Number 269, Colfax. This entry spans two sheets.
  		1870 Colfax B. 1870 US census, South Bend, Saint Joseph, Indiana, Family Number 269, Colfax. This entry spans two sheets.
  Census	1880
  		1880 Colfax. 1880 US census, South Bend, Saint Joseph, Indiana, enumeration district 161, Family Number 6378580, Colfax.
  Died	13 Jan 1885	Mankato, Blue Earth, Minnesota
  		Schuyler Colfax Dead. The Reading (Pennsylvania) Times, Wednesday, January 14, 1885 page one.
  Biographical Information	1887	Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana
  	In 1887 a statue was erected in Indianapolis, Indiana in honor of Indiana's first vice president. I contains a number of symbols of the Independent Order Of Odd Fellows. (I.O.O.F.). In 1851 Colfax wrote the organization's "Rebekah Creed," which made the I.O.O.F. the first national fraternal organization to allow female members.
  		Colfax Statue 1904. Colfax Statue 1904.
  Occupation	Representitive from Indiana. Speaker of the House of Representitives during the 38, 39 & 40th Congress. Vice President of the United States under President Grant.
  		Grant-Schuyler. A print made for the candidacy of President Grant and Vice President Schuyler.
  		13th Amendment. Photographs of Representatives who voted "Aye" on the resolution submitting to the legislatures of the several states a proposition to amend the Constitution of the United States as to prohibit slavery. As Speaker of the House Colfax is in the center.
  Buried	City Cemetery, South Bend, Saint Joseph, Indiana, United States
  		Schuyler Colfax Jr Headstone. Schuyler Colfax Jr Headstone. The monument was originally topped with an angel. It disappeared about 2014. (see inset photo).
  Siblings	1. Mary Hester Colfax,   b. 1821,   d. 1823
  Person ID	I39319	Nagel
  Last Modified	26 Mar 2019

  
  

  Father	Schuyler Washington Colfax,   b. 3 Aug 1792, Pompton Plains, Morris, New Jersey ,   d. 20 Oct 1822, New York, New York, New York  (Age 30 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Mother	Hannah Delameter Stryker,   b. 20 Mar 1805, New York ,   d. 11 Aug 1872, Indiana  (Age 67 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Family ID	F12298	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Evelyn Clark,   b. 1823, Argyle, Washington, New York ,   d. 10 Jul 1863, Newport, Newport, Rhode Island  (Age 40 years)
  Married	10 Oct 1844
  Last Modified	23 Mar 2019
  Family ID	F12300	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Ellen Maria Wade,   b. Abt 1835, Ohio
  Married	18 Nov 1868
  Children	+ 1. Schuyler Washington Colfax, III  [Birth]
  Last Modified	23 Mar 2019
  Family ID	F12299	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 23 Mar 1823 - New York, New York, New York Died - 13 Jan 1885 - Mankato, Blue Earth, Minnesota Biographical Information - In 1887 a statue was erected in Indianapolis, Indiana in honor of Indiana's first vice president. I contains a number of symbols of the Independent Order Of Odd Fellows. (I.O.O.F.). In 1851 Colfax wrote the organization's "Rebekah Creed," which made the I.O.O.F. the first national fraternal organization to allow female members. - 1887 - Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana Buried - - City Cemetery, South Bend, Saint Joseph, Indiana, United States  = Link to Google Earth
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• Photos » Slide Show		Schuyler Colfax Jr. Vice President Schuyler Colfax Jr.
  		Vice President Colfax Schuyler Jr. Colfax Schuyler Jr. - 17th Vice President of the United States, My 6th cousin 5 times removed.
  		Schuyler Colfax. His official portrait as a member of the House of Representatives from Indiana.
  		Schuyler Colfax. A portrait featuring his hand signed signature.
  		Vice President Schuyler Washington Colfax Jr Vice President Schuyler Washington Colfax Jr - Fifth great grandson of James. Seventeenth Vice President of the United States.