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 Republicans. His vice presidency under Pres. Ulysses S. Grant (1869–73) was marred by his implication in the Crédit Mobilier scandal (1872).

Source: Encyclopedia Britannica