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Schuyler Colfax

1823 - 1885

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Schuyler Colfax Jr. ( SKY-lər KOHL-fax; March 23, 1823 – January 13, 1885) was an American journalist, businessman, and politician who served as the 17th vice president of the United States from 1869 to 1873, and prior to that as the 25th speaker of the House of Representatives from 1863 to 1869. Originally a Whig, then part of the short-lived People's Party of Indiana, and later a Republican, he was the U.S. representative for Indiana's 9th congressional district from 1855 to 1869. Born in New York City, Colfax was known for his opposition to slavery while serving in Congress, and was a founder of the Republican Party. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Schuyler Colfax is the 10,258th most popular politician (up from 11,637th in 2019), the 3,934th most popular biography from United States (up from 4,321st in 2019) and the 334th most popular American Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Schuyler Colfax ranks 10,258 out of 19,576. Before him are Marouf al-Bakhit, Emperor Jianwen of Jin, Edgar Lungu, Ablabius, Cleopa Msuya, and Mary McAleese. After him are Dromichaetes, Agustín Gamarra, Jean-Joseph, Marquis Dessolles, Mahidol Adulyadej, Feroze Gandhi, and Yizhixie.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1823, Schuyler Colfax ranks 40. Before him are Sebastián Lerdo de Tejada, Joseph Jean Pierre Laurent, Kurmangazy Sagyrbaev, Archduke Leopold Ludwig of Austria, Enrico Betti, and Carl Wilhelm Siemens. After him are Imre Madách, Jacques-Nicolas Lemmens, Robert Whitehead, Count Richard Belcredi, Marietta Alboni, and Giuseppe Fiorelli. Among people deceased in 1885, Schuyler Colfax ranks 46. Before him are Charles Rogier, Nikolay Kostomarov, Nicolás Avellaneda, Hermann von Fehling, Francisco Serrano, 1st Duke of la Torre, and Narcís Monturiol. After him are Alphonse-Marie-Adolphe de Neuville, Jules Vallès, Eugène Emmanuel Amaury Duval, Amédée Courbet, Friedrich, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg, and Georg Curtius.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Schuyler Colfax ranks 3,934 out of 20,380. Before him are Isabella Karle (1921), Robert Kerman (1947), Chuck Grassley (1933), Marlon Jackson (1957), Kathy Baker (1950), and Elizabeth McGovern (1961). After him are Samuel Little (1940), Donald E. Westlake (1933), Randy Couture (1963), Melvil Dewey (1851), Robert B. Anderson (1910), and Susan Sullivan (1942).

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Among POLITICIANS In United States

Among politicians born in United States, Schuyler Colfax ranks 334. Before him are Daniel Inouye (1924), Leon Panetta (1938), Augustine Washington (1694), Cecil Andrus (1931), Bill Kristol (1952), and Chuck Grassley (1933). After him are Robert B. Anderson (1910), Harry F. Byrd Jr. (1914), Ronald Inglehart (1934), Kamehameha IV (1834), Dan Sullivan (1964), and Scott Walker (1967).

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