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Schuyler Colfax

…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.

Colfax was known for his opposition to slavery while serving in Congress, and was a founder of the Republican Party. During his first term as speaker, he led the effort to pass the Thirteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution, which abolished slavery.

In 1842, Colfax became the editor of the South Bend Free Press. In 1845, Colfax purchased the South Bend Free Press and changed its name to the St. Joseph Valley Register, he owned the paper for nine years.

Colfax married twice and had one son. He died in January 1885 and is buried in the South Bend City Cemetery