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Colfax, Evelyn ()

Biography

Born in New York, moved as a boy to Indiana. Whig politician who joined the Know-Nothing Party and then the Republicans. U.S. Congressman from 1854-1869. President Grant's Vice President for his first term; not nominated for second term.

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Biography: 
Born in New York, moved as a boy to Indiana. Whig politician who joined the Know-Nothing Party and then the Republicans. U.S. Congressman from 1854-1869. President Grant's Vice President for his first term; not nominated for second term.
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https://www.britannica.com/biography/Schuyler-Colfax
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Schuyler Colfax - Encyclopaedia Brittanica
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https://www.senate.gov/about/officers-staff/vice-president/VP_Schuyler_Colfax.htm
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Schuyler Colfax - U.S. Senate
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