Ellen Maria Colfax
Second Lady of the United States
In role
March 4, 1869 – March 4, 1873
Vice PresidentSchuyler Colfax
Preceded byEliza Johnson
Succeeded byEliza Hendricks
Personal details
Born
Ellen Maria Wade

(1836-07-26)July 26, 1836
Andover, Ohio, U.S.
DiedMarch 4, 1911(1911-03-04) (aged 74)
South Bend, Indiana, U.S.
Resting placeCity Cemetery
South Bend, Indiana
Spouse
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(m. 1868; died 1885)​
Children1

Ellen Maria Wade Colfax (July 26, 1836 – March 4, 1911) was the second wife of Schuyler Colfax, who became the first House speaker to be elected vice president when he ran on a ticket headed by Ulysses S. Grant in 1868. She was born in Andover, Ohio in 1836.[1]

Biography

On November 18, 1868, just two weeks after the election, Ellen Maria Wade married the man who had defeated her uncle, Senator Benjamin Franklin Wade of Ohio, in the race for the Republican vice presidential nomination. They had one son, Schuyler Colfax III, in April 1870.[2]

Her husband, Schuyler Colfax was inaugurated as the 17th vice president on March 4, 1869, and served until March 4, 1873. Likewise, Ellen Maria Colfax became the second lady of the United States.

Grave of Colfax in South Bend City Cemetery

She died at her home in South Bend, Indiana in 1911 after a period of poor health, on the 42nd anniversary of her husband's assumption of the vice-presidency.[3] She was survived by her son Schuyler Colfax III.[4][5] Her funeral was held March 7, 1911, at the Colfax home, and she was buried next to her husband at South Bend City Cemetery.[6]

References

  1. ↑ "Mrs. Colfax.", Fort Wayne News, Saturday, March 04, 1911, Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States Of America
  2. ↑ "U.S. Senate: Schuyler Colfax, 17th Vice President (1869-1873)". Archived from the original on 2018-09-24. Retrieved 2018-02-16.
  3. ↑ "Mrs. Ellen Colfax Dead", Ardmore Daily Ardmoreite, Sunday, March 05, 1911, Ardmore, Oklahoma, United States Of America
  4. ↑ "Mrs. Ellen Colfax Dead", Goshen Democrat, Tuesday, March 07, 1911, Goshen, Indiana, United States Of America
  5. ↑ "Mrs. Colfax Dies at Advanced Age", Fort Wayne Sentinel, Saturday, March 04, 1911, Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States Of America
  6. ↑ "Mrs. Colfax Buried", Richmond Morning News, Wednesday, March 08, 1911, Richmond, Indiana, United States Of America
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