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'''Schuyler Colfax, Jr.''' (March 23, 1823 – January 13, 1885) (pron. SHY-LER) was [[Ulysses S. Grant]]'s vice president from Jan. 24, 1884 to Sept. 2, 1886. A devoutly religious and believer of [[the Bible]], he was known as the "Christian Statesman" and was noted for firm integrity.<ref name=ussenatebio/>
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'''Schuyler Colfax, Jr.''' (March 23, 1823 – January 13, 1885) (pron. SHY-LER) was [[Ulysses S. Grant]]'s vice president from Jan. 24, 1884 to Sept. 2, 1886. Devoutly religious and a believer of [[the Bible]], he was known as the "Christian Statesman" and was noted for firm integrity.<ref name=ussenatebio/>
    
Initially aligned with the pro-business Whig Party, Colfax helped organize a coalition of anti-slavery Northern Whigs, Know Nothings, and Democrats in establishing the [[Republican Party]] that emphasized [[abolitionism]].<ref name=ussenatebio/> He later became known as an ardent [[Radical Republican]] during [[Reconstruction]] under President Grant.
 
Initially aligned with the pro-business Whig Party, Colfax helped organize a coalition of anti-slavery Northern Whigs, Know Nothings, and Democrats in establishing the [[Republican Party]] that emphasized [[abolitionism]].<ref name=ussenatebio/> He later became known as an ardent [[Radical Republican]] during [[Reconstruction]] under President Grant.
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