Background
Phelps, Henry Willis was born on July 28, 1863 in Lewistown, Fulton County, Illinois, United States. Son of Henry and Anna Lambert (Proctor) Phelps.
Phelps, Henry Willis was born on July 28, 1863 in Lewistown, Fulton County, Illinois, United States. Son of Henry and Anna Lambert (Proctor) Phelps.
Preparatory education, Lake Forest Academy and Carroll Academy, Waukesha, Wisconsin. Student Williams College 3 years, class of 1886.
Member Ranney & Phelps, can makers, Lewistown, 1887-1893. General manager Union Can Company, Hoopeston, Illinois, 1894-1901. Sales manager American Can Company, Chicago, 1901-1902, general manager Pacific district for same company, 1902-1905, general manager of sales, New York, 1905-1913, vice president, 1913-1923, president, 1923-1936, Chairman of the Board of director, 1936-1941, retired April 1, 1941.
Member Ranney & Phelps, can makers, Lewistown, 1887-1893. Member Kappa Alpha.; Clubs: New York Athletic, Sleepy Hollow Country, Union League (New York City).
Married Elizabeth B. Turner, June 22, 1886 (died 1889). Married second, Anna East. Olson, December 22, 1892. Children: Elizabeth Turner (Mistress Robert L. Eddy), Raymond Willis.