Note: This is just one of 1,130 family groupings listed on The Political Graveyard web site. These families each have three or more politician members, all linked together by blood, marriage or adoption.

These groupings — even the names of the groupings, and the areas of main activity — are the result of a computer algorithm working with the data I have, not the choices of any historian or genealogist.

	Benjamin Franklin Wade (1800-1878) — also known as Benjamin F. Wade — of Jefferson, Ashtabula County, Ohio. Born in Feeding Hills, Agawam, Hampden County, Mass., October 27, 1800. Republican. Member of Ohio state senate, 1837-38, 1841-42; circuit judge in Ohio, 1847-51; U.S. Senator from Ohio, 1851-69; candidate for Republican nomination for Vice President, 1868. Died in Jefferson, Ashtabula County, Ohio, March 2, 1878 (age 77 years, 126 days). Interment at Oakdale Cemetery, Jefferson, Ohio.   Presumably named for: Benjamin Franklin   Relatives: Brother of Edward Wade; uncle of Ellen Wade (who married Schuyler Colfax); granduncle of Schuyler Colfax, Jr. (1858?-?).   Political family: Wade-Colfax family.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — NNDB dossier
	Edward Wade (1802-1866) — of Andover, Ashtabula County, Ohio; Jefferson, Ashtabula County, Ohio; Unionville, Ashtabula County, Ohio; Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio. Born in West Springfield, Hampden County, Mass., November 22, 1802. Lawyer; Ashtabula County Justice of the Peace, 1831; Ashtabula County Prosecuting Attorney, 1833; U.S. Representative from Ohio 19th District, 1853-61. Died in East Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, August 13, 1866 (age 63 years, 264 days). Interment at Woodland Cemetery, Cleveland, Ohio.   Relatives: Brother of Benjamin Franklin Wade (1800-1878).   Political family: Wade-Colfax family.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
	Schuyler Colfax (1823-1885) — also known as "The Christian Statesman"; "Smiler" — of South Bend, St. Joseph County, Ind. Born in New York, New York County, N.Y., March 23, 1823. Delegate to Indiana state constitutional convention, 1850-51; delegate to Whig National Convention from Indiana, 1852; U.S. Representative from Indiana 9th District, 1855-69; Speaker of the U.S. House, 1863-69; Vice President of the United States, 1869-73; candidate for Republican nomination for Vice President, 1872. Member, Odd Fellows; Freemasons. Died in Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn., January 13, 1885 (age 61 years, 296 days). Interment at City Cemetery, South Bend, Ind.   Relatives: Married 1868 to Ellen Maria Wade (1836-1911; niece of Benjamin Franklin Wade (1800-1878)); father of Schuyler Colfax, Jr..   Political family: Wade-Colfax family.   Colfax counties in Neb. and N.M. are named for him.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial   Books about Schuyler Colfax: Willard H. Smith, Schuyler Colfax : The changing fortunes of a political idol — James S. Brisbin, The campaign lives of Ulysses S. Grant and Schuyler Colfax — Willard H. Smith, Schuyler Colfax and the political upheaval of 1854-1855 — Willard H. Smith, Schuyler Colfax: a reappraisal   Image source: James G. Blaine, Twenty Years of Congress, vol. 2 (1886)
	Schuyler Colfax, Jr. — of South Bend, St. Joseph County, Ind. Mayor of South Bend, Ind., 1898-1901. Burial location unknown.   Relatives: Son of Schuyler Colfax (1823-1885) and Ellen (Wade) Colfax; grandnephew of Benjamin Franklin Wade.   Political family: Wade-Colfax family.