COLFAX, SCHUYLER

born March 23, 1823, New York, N.Y., U.S.

died Jan. 15, 1885, Mankato, Minn.

U.S. politician.

He founded the St. Joseph Valley Register , which became one of Indiana's most influential newspapers during his editorship (1845–63). He was a member of the U.S. House of Representatives (1854–69), where he served as speaker (1863–69) and a leader of the Radical Republican s. His vice presidency under Pres. Ulysses S. Grant (1869–73) was marred by his implication in the Crédit Mobilier scandal (1872).