Ellen Maria Colfax 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.
- Occupation
- politician
- Position held
- Second Lady or Gentleman of the United States
- Born
- July 26, 1836
- Died
- March 4, 1911
