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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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