Phelps, William Walter (1839-1894)
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Phelps, William Walter (1839-1894)
Description
William Walter Phelps was a United States Congressman and an ambassador to Germany and Austria-Hungary. He graduated from Yale University in 1860. He graduated from Columbia Law School in 1863. He was elected to the House of Representatives twice. He served from 1873 to 1875 and from 1883 to 1889. He was the ambassador to Austria-Hungary from 1881 to 1882. He was the ambassador to Germany from 1889 to 1893. Toward the end of his life, he served as a judge in Teaneck. His father was businessman John Jay Phelps I. He married Eleanor "Ellen" Maria Sheffield on July 26, 1860. He had three children. Lieutenant John Jay II, Colonel Sheffield "Ted", and Marian Phelps Peters. He lived in Teaneck and Englewood.
Source
“William Walter Phelps (1839–1894).” U.S. Department of State.
“William Walter Phelps (1839-1894)” Find a Grave.
“William Walter Phelps.” Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, 25 June 2024.
"Phelps Estate, On, Block Once Bergen's Largest." The Record, 18 Aug. 1934, p.3.
Birth Date
1839-08-17
Birthplace
New York, New York, USA
Death Date
1894-06-17
Source of File Attached
“William Walter Phelps.” Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, 25 June 2024.
Collection
Citation
“Phelps, William Walter (1839-1894),” Englewood Makes History, accessed October 24, 2024, https://englewoodmakeshistory.org/items/show/200.
