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- Schuyler_Colfax abstract "Schuyler Colfax Jr. (/ˈskaɪlər ˈkoʊlfæks/; March 23, 1823 – January 13, 1885) was a journalist, author, editor, newspaper owner, continental traveler, iron company executive, United States Representative from Indiana (1855–69), Speaker of the House of Representatives (1863–69), and the 17th Vice President of the United States (1869–73). To date, he was one of only two Americans (John Nance Garner in the 20th century being the other) to have served as both House speaker and vice president.Colfax was known for his opposition to slavery while serving in Congress, and was a founder of the Republican Party. As Speaker of the House, Colfax voted for passage of the Thirteenth Amendment in January 1865. After winning the presidential election of 1868, President Ulysses S. Grant and Vice President Colfax, at ages 46 and 45, were the youngest Presidential team elected in the 19th Century.An 1873 Congressional investigation into the Crédit Mobilier scandal named Colfax as one of the members of Congress (mostly Republicans), who likely received payments of cash and discounted stock from the Union Pacific Railroad in exchange for favorable action during the construction of the First Transcontinental Railroad. Denied renomination in 1872, Colfax left the vice presidency in 1873 and never again ran for office. Afterwards he worked as a business executive and became a popular lecturer and speech maker.Colfax died in Mankato, Minnesota on January 13, 1885 while changing trains as he was en route to Rock Rapids, Iowa to give a speech.".
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- Schuyler_Colfax deathDate "1885-01-13".
- Schuyler_Colfax deathPlace Mankato,_Minnesota.
- Schuyler_Colfax orderInOffice "17thVice President of the United States".
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- Schuyler_Colfax predecessor Andrew_Johnson.
- Schuyler_Colfax predecessor Galusha_A._Grow.
- Schuyler_Colfax predecessor Norman_Eddy.
- Schuyler_Colfax president Abraham_Lincoln.
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- Schuyler_Colfax spouse Ellen_Maria_Colfax.
- Schuyler_Colfax successor Henry_Wilson.
- Schuyler_Colfax successor John_P._C._Shanks.
- Schuyler_Colfax successor Theodore_M._Pomeroy.
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