Schuyler Colfax III

Schuyler Colfax III (; April 11, 1870 – March 29, 1925) was an American Republican politician who served as the 11th mayor of South Bend, Indiana from 1898 to 1902. He assumed office at the age of 28, and remains the youngest person to become mayor in the city's history.

Colfax was the son of Schuyler Colfax, the 17th Vice President of the United States and 25th Speaker of the House of Representatives.

Background and political career Born in Washington, D.C. in 1870, Colfax was the son of Schuyler Colfax and Ellen Maria (Ella) Wade, a niece of Senator Benjamin Wade. He was born shortly after his father began his term as vice president.

Colfax was educated in the public schools of South Bend and the Lawrenceville School. He began a business career as head of Colfax Manufacturing, a company that built and sold pony carts.

As Mayor of South Bend, Colfax oversaw the building of the Ballpark Synagogue building and the Potawatomi Zoo, the oldest zoo in Indiana.

In 1906, Colfax moved to Columbus, Ohio to take charge of the Aurora Photographic Paper Company.

Colfax died in 1925