Background
Phelps, William Walter was born on August 24, 1839 in Dandoff, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of John Jay and Rachel (Phinney) Phelps.
Phelps, William Walter was born on August 24, 1839 in Dandoff, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of John Jay and Rachel (Phinney) Phelps.
Graduated from Yale, 1860. Bachelor of Laws, School Law, Columbia, 1863.
Numerous corporations, New York City. Moved to Englewood, New Jersey, 1869. Member United States House of Representatives (Republican) from New Jersey, 43d, 48th-50th congresses, 1873-1875, 83-89.
Delegate Republican National Convention
1880, 84; appointed United States minister to Austria-Hungary, 1881, to Germany, 1889. Commissioner International Congress on Samoan Question (appointed by President Harrison), 1889.
Appointed judge New Jersey Court Errors and Appeals, 1893.
Member United States House of Representatives (Republican) from New Jersey, 43d, 48th-50th congresses, 1873-1875, 83-89.
Married Ellen Maria Sheffield, June 26, 1860, 3 children.