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gptkbp:instanceOf
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politician
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gptkbp:affiliation
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Freemasonry
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gptkbp:associatedWith
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gptkb:Ulysses_S._Grant
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gptkbp:birthDate
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March 23, 1823
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gptkbp:birthPlace
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New_York_City,_New_York
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gptkbp:children
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2
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gptkbp:committee
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gptkb:Indiana's_12th_congressional_district
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gptkbp:deathDate
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January 13, 1885
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gptkbp:deathPlace
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gptkb:Mishawaka,_Indiana
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gptkbp:education
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gptkb:University_of_Notre_Dame
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gptkbp:famousQuote
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"The greatest good for the greatest number."
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gptkbp:fullName
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gptkb:Schuyler_Colfax
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gptkbp:historicalSignificance
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First Speaker of the House to become Vice President.
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Schuyler Colfax
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gptkbp:image
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Schuyler Colfax 1869.jpg
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gptkbp:influenced
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gptkb:Republican_Party
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gptkbp:influencedBy
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gptkb:Abraham_Lincoln
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gptkbp:involved
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Reconstruction Era politics
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gptkbp:knownFor
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Political career
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gptkbp:legacy
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Colfax,_Louisiana_named_after_him
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gptkbp:legislation
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Chairman_of_the_House_Committee_on_Appropriations
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gptkbp:nickname
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Colfax
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gptkbp:notableEvent
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gptkb:Colfax_Massacre
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gptkbp:notableWork
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The Colfax Massacre
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gptkbp:occupation
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lawyer
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gptkbp:office
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gptkb:Vice_President_of_the_United_States
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gptkbp:placeOfDeath
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gptkb:Mishawaka_City_Cemetery
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gptkbp:politicalAffiliation
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gptkb:Republican_Party
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gptkbp:politicalParty
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gptkb:Republican_Party
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gptkbp:politicalPosition
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Member_of_the_U.S._House_of_Representatives
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gptkbp:politicalRole
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1858
1885
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gptkbp:predecessor
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gptkb:Hannibal_Hamlin
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gptkbp:religion
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Unitarianism
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gptkbp:role
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Speaker_of_the_House_of_Representatives
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gptkbp:signature
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Schuyler_Colfax_signature
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gptkbp:spouse
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gptkb:Ellen_Colfax
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gptkbp:successor
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gptkb:Henry_Wilson
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gptkbp:termEnd
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March 4, 1873
March 3, 1869
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gptkbp:termStart
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March 4, 1869
December 7, 1858
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gptkbp:yearsActive
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1858-1885
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