In Their Own Words:
Biographical Notes

William Walter Phelps

Born: August 24, 1839 in Dandaff, PA

Father: John Jay Phelps

(1810-1869)

Mother: Rachel Badgerly Phinney

(1812-1875)

Married: Ellen Maria Sheffield

(1838-1920)

January 26, 1860

Occupation: Congressman, diplomat, judge

Children:

1. John Jay
2. Sheffield
3. Marian

Articles:

The Eno Banking Scandal

The Burning of the Grange

Political News

Around the World with a King
book excerpt 1904

The Bookman: Magazine of Literature and Life
article excerpt 1905
Twenty Years of the Republic (1885-1905), covering the military and political crisis with the Austrian-Hungarian Empire over control of Samoa.

Donated Papers

Published Biographies

From Mark Twain's Autobiography

New York Times article, July 17, 1892
BISMARCK TO BE IGNORED

New York Times article, April 2, 1893
BISMARCK AMONG FRIENDS

Quotes about William Walter Phelps

LAZURUS v. PHELPS, 156 U.S. 202 (1895)

New York and Texas Land Company

Phelps Family of America

Excerpt from Shards: Fragments of a Life by Alex Phelps-Penry

Died: June 17, 1894 in Simsbury, CT

Obituary

Gravestone

Will

William Walter Phelps: His Life and Public Service
by Hugh M. Herrick