Background
Phelps, John Smith was born on December 22, 1814 in Simsbury, Connecticut, United States. Son of Elisha and Lucy (Smith) Phelps.
Phelps, John Smith was born on December 22, 1814 in Simsbury, Connecticut, United States. Son of Elisha and Lucy (Smith) Phelps.
Bachelor of Arts, Washington (now Trinity College), Hartford, Connecticut, 1859.
Admitted to Missouri bar, 1835. Member Missouri House of Representatives, 1837, 40. Member United States House of Representatives (Democrat) from Missouri, 29th-37th congresses, 1845-1863.
Enlisted as private Captain Coleman’s Missouri Infantry, later organized Phelps Regiment, during Civil War.
Promoted lieutenant colonel, 1861, colonel, 1861. Appointed military governor Arkansas by President Lincoln.
1862. Resumed law practice after Civil War.
Governor Missouri, 1877-1881. Again resumed law practice.
Member Missouri House of Representatives, 1837, 40. Member United States House of Representatives (Democrat) from Missouri, 29th-37th congresses, 1845-1863.
Married Mary Whitney, April.