Ellen Maria Colfax
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.
Ellen Maria Colfax | |
|---|---|
| Second Lady of the United States | |
| In role March 4, 1869 – March 4, 1873 | |
| Vice President | Schuyler Colfax |
| Preceded by | Eliza Johnson |
| Succeeded by | Eliza Hendricks |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Ellen Maria Wade July 26, 1836 Andover, Ohio, U.S. |
| Died | March 4, 1911 (aged 74) South Bend, Indiana, U.S. |
| Resting place | City Cemetery South Bend, Indiana |
| Spouse |
Schuyler Colfax
(m. 1868; died 1885) |
| Children | 1 |
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