Schuyler Colfax
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Schuyler Colfax was an American politician who served as the 17th vice president of the United States and a prominent Republican leader during the Reconstruction era.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Schuyler Colfax canonical | 20 |
| Schuyler Colfax Jr. | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: Schuyler Colfax Context triple: [Ulysses S. Grant, vicePresident, Schuyler Colfax]
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Richard Mentor Johnson
Richard Mentor Johnson was the ninth vice president of the United States, serving under President Martin Van Buren and known for his controversial personal life and claims of having killed the Shawnee leader Tecumseh in battle.
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Hannibal Hamlin
Hannibal Hamlin was an American politician from Maine who served as the first vice president under President Abraham Lincoln during the early years of the Civil War.
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Lyman Trumbull
Lyman Trumbull was a 19th-century American politician and U.S. senator from Illinois who played a key role in the abolition of slavery and the shaping of Reconstruction-era legislation.
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William H. Seward
William H. Seward was a 19th-century American statesman who served as U.S. Secretary of State under Presidents Abraham Lincoln and Andrew Johnson and was a leading figure in the Union war effort and postwar expansion.
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E.
William G. Marcy
William G. Marcy was an American political figure who served as secretary of California’s 1849 constitutional convention, helping to organize the foundational framework of the state’s government.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Schuyler Colfax Target entity description: Schuyler Colfax was an American politician who served as the 17th vice president of the United States and a prominent Republican leader during the Reconstruction era.
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A.
Richard Mentor Johnson
Richard Mentor Johnson was the ninth vice president of the United States, serving under President Martin Van Buren and known for his controversial personal life and claims of having killed the Shawnee leader Tecumseh in battle.
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B.
Hannibal Hamlin
Hannibal Hamlin was an American politician from Maine who served as the first vice president under President Abraham Lincoln during the early years of the Civil War.
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C.
Lyman Trumbull
Lyman Trumbull was a 19th-century American politician and U.S. senator from Illinois who played a key role in the abolition of slavery and the shaping of Reconstruction-era legislation.
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William H. Seward
William H. Seward was a 19th-century American statesman who served as U.S. Secretary of State under Presidents Abraham Lincoln and Andrew Johnson and was a leading figure in the Union war effort and postwar expansion.
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E.
William G. Marcy
William G. Marcy was an American political figure who served as secretary of California’s 1849 constitutional convention, helping to organize the foundational framework of the state’s government.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American politician
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Speaker of the United States House of Representatives ⓘ Vice President of the United States ⓘ human ⓘ |
| burialPlace | South Bend City Cemetery ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | heart attack ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1823-03-23 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1885-01-13 ⓘ |
| familyName | Colfax ⓘ |
| givenName | Schuyler ⓘ |
| honoredIn |
Colfax County, Nebraska
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Colfax County, New Mexico ⓘ town of Colfax, Indiana ⓘ |
| knownFor |
leading Radical Republicans in the House during the Civil War and Reconstruction
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serving as vice president during Ulysses S. Grant’s first term ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| memberOfPoliticalParty |
Know-Nothing movement
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surface form:
Know Nothing Party
Republican Party ⓘ Whig Party ⓘ |
| movement | Reconstruction-era Republicanism ⓘ |
| notableEvent | involved in the Crédit Mobilier of America scandal ⓘ |
| notableWork | editor and owner of the St. Joseph Valley Register ⓘ |
| occupation |
journalist
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politician ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | New York City ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Mankato, Minnesota ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
17th Vice President of the United States
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Member of the U.S. House of Representatives ⓘ Speaker of the United States House of Representatives ⓘ |
| precededBy |
Andrew Johnson as Vice President of the United States
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Galusha A. Grow as Speaker of the House ⓘ |
| religion | Methodism ⓘ |
| represented | Indiana ⓘ |
| representedIn | United States House of Representatives ⓘ |
| residence | South Bend, Indiana ⓘ |
| servedUnder | Ulysses S. Grant ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| spouse |
Ellen Maria Wade
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Evelyn Clark Colfax ⓘ |
| succeededBy |
Henry Wilson
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surface form:
Henry Wilson as Vice President of the United States
James G. Blaine ⓘ
surface form:
James G. Blaine as Speaker of the House
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| termEnd |
as Speaker of the House: 1869-03-03
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as Vice President: 1873-03-04 ⓘ |
| termStart |
as Speaker of the House: 1863-12-07
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as Vice President: 1869-03-04 ⓘ |
| vicePresidentOf | United States of America ⓘ |
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Subject: Schuyler Colfax Description of subject: Schuyler Colfax was an American politician who served as the 17th vice president of the United States and a prominent Republican leader during the Reconstruction era.
Referenced by (21)
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