He played Speaker of the United States House of Representatives Schuyler Colfax in Steven Spielberg's Lincoln.
Schuyler Colfax — Ulysses S. Grant's Vice President (1869–1873) from South Bend
Colfax Avenue was originally named "Golden Avenue," and was renamed in 1896 for Schuyler Colfax, who had been U.S. Vice President.
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In 1872, the House of Representatives submitted the names of nine politicians to the Senate for investigation: Senators William B. Allison (R-IA), James A. Bayard, Jr. (D-DE), George S. Boutwell (R-MA), Roscoe Conkling (R-NY), James Harlan (R-IA), John Logan (R-IL), James W. Patterson (R-NH), and Henry Wilson (R-MA); and Vice President Schuyler Colfax (R-IN).
Soon thereafter when the Speaker of the United States House of Representatives, Schuyler Colfax, visited Salt Lake City with Massachusetts gadfly reporter Samuel Bowles, Nathaniel H. Felt was one of their hosts.
After holding that position and several other local offices, he was elected to the 33rd Congress, defeating Schuyler Colfax.
In addition, special attention is paid to the five Vice Presidents hailing from Indiana; Schuyler Colfax, Thomas Hendricks, Charles Fairbanks, Thomas Marshall and Dan Quayle and the three losing Vice Presidential-candidates; George W. Julian, William H. English and John W. Kern.