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what is something that happen in Columbus Delano's later life and career that is to be remembered
On April 3, 1880, John W. Wright, a judge from Indiana, was convicted at trial of having assaulted Columbus Delano on a Washington, D.C. street corner.
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what year did the assault on Columbus Delano happen
Columbus Delano was assaulted in 1877.

Question: what kind of career did he have in his later life
Self-contained rewrite: what kind of career did Columbus Delano have in his later life