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Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Colfax , Schuyler 1823 - (search)
Colfax, Schuyler 1823-
Statesman; born in New York City, March 23, 1823; was grandson of the last commander of Washington's life-guard; became a merchant's clerk, and then, with his family, he went to New Carlisle, St. Joseph co., Ind., where for five years he was a clerk in a country store.
In 1841 his step-father,
Schuyler Colfax. Mr. Mathews, was elected county auditor, and he removed to South Bend and made
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Kappa Alpha *k *a Union1825Schuyler Colfax. Mr. Mathews, was elected county auditor, and he removed to South Bend and made
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Sigma Phi *s *fUnion1827
Alpha Delta Phi *a *d *fHamilton1832
Psi Upsilon*y *uUnions1833
Delta Upsilon*d *uWilliams1834
Beta Theta Pi*b *q *pMiami1839
Chi Psi*x *yUnion1841
Delta Kappa Epsilon*d *k *eYale1844
Zeta Psi*z *yNew York University1846
Delta Psi*d *yColumbia1847
Theta Delta Chi*q *d *xUnion1847
Phi Delta Theta*f *d *qMiami1848
Phi Gamma Delta *f *g *dJefferson1848
Phi Kappa Sigma.*f *k *sUniversity of Pennsylvania1850
Phi Kappa Psi*f *k *yJeffe
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Presidential administrations. (search)
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Presidential elections. (search)
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Taft, Lorado 1860-
Sculptor; born in Elmwood, Ill., April 29, 1860; graduated at the University of Illinois in 1879; student at the École des Beaux Arts, Paris, in 1880-83; instructor at the Chicago Art Institute since 1886; and lecturer on art in the University of Chicago since 1893.
He has produced several busts and medallions of prominent Americans; a statue of Schuyler Colfax; reliefs for the Michigan monument on the Gettysburg battlefield; and a statue of General Grant for Fort Leavenworth, Kan. He was the decorator of the Horticultural Building in the World's Columbian Exposition; and is a member of the American Sculpture Society and the Western Society of Artists
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), United States of America . (search)