Hon. Schuyler Colfax
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Citation: Smithsonian Institution Archives Record Unit 95 Box 6 Folder 5
Schuyler Colfax, (1823-1885), was born in New York City and in 1836 moved with his family to Indiana, where he served in minor political offices and began a career as a journalist. He was defeated for Congress on the Whig ticket in 1850. Colfax helped establish the new Republican Party and in 1854 was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives. He became Speaker of the House in 1863 and continued in that capacity until he left the House in 1869. He served as Vice President (1869-1873) of the United States under General Ulysses S. Grant. While a Congressman from Indiana, he was appointed in December 1861 to serve on the Smithsonian Institution's Board of Regents and as Vice President (1869-1873) of the United States he served as an ex-officio member.
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Smithsonian Institution Archives Record Unit 95 Box 6 Folder 5
Institutional History Division, Smithsonian Institution Archives, 600 Maryland Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20024-2520, SIHistory@si.edu
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2002-32236
Color: Black and White; Size: 8w x 10h; Type of Image: Portrait; Medium: Photographic print