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Schuyler Colfax

American politician
Date of Birth: 23.03.1883
Country: USA

Content:
  1. Schuyler Colfax: Early Life and Political Beginnings
  2. Antebellum Political Career
  3. Speaker of the House
  4. Vice President and Corruption Scandal
  5. Later Career and Legacy

Schuyler Colfax: Early Life and Political Beginnings

Schuyler Colfax was born in New York City in 1823, the grandson of General William Colfax, who fought in the Revolutionary War.

Orphaned at a young age, Colfax moved with his stepfather to Indiana in 1836. He pursued journalism, becoming a newspaper editor at the age of 19.

Antebellum Political Career

Initially a Whig, Colfax ran unsuccessfully for the House of Representatives in 1850. He was elected in 1854, becoming an outspoken critic of the Kansas-Nebraska Act.

After the demise of the Whig Party, he joined the Know-Nothings and then the Republican Party. In 1856, he chaired the House Committee on Post Offices and Post Roads.

Speaker of the House

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