James Phelps (congressman)
{{Short description|American judge}}
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{{Infobox officeholder
| name = James Phelps
| birthname = James Phelps
| image = JamesPhelps.jpg
| alt =
| caption =
| state = Connecticut
| district = 2nd
| term_start = March 4, 1875
| term_end = March 3, 1883
| predecessor = Stephen Wright Kellogg
| successor = Charles Le Moyne Mitchell
| office2 = Member of the Connecticut Senate
| term2 = 1858-1859
| office3 = Member of the Connecticut House of Representatives
| term3 = 1853
1854
1856
| birth_date = {{birth date|1822|1|12}}
| birth_place = Colebrook, Connecticut, U.S.
| death_date = {{death date and age|1900|1|15|1822|1|12}}
| death_place = Essex, Connecticut, U.S.
| resting_place = River View Cemetery, Essex, Connecticut, U.S.
| party = Democratic
| father = Lancelot Phelps
}}
James Phelps (January 12, 1822 – January 15, 1900) was an American lawyer and politician who served four terms as a U.S. Representative from Connecticut from 1875 to 1883.
He was the son of Lancelot Phelps.
Biography
File:James Phelps (Connecticut Congressman).jpg
Born in Colebrook, Connecticut, Phelps attended the public schools, the Episcopal Academy in Cheshire, Connecticut, Trinity College of Hartford, Connecticut, and Yale Law School.
Phelps completed his legal education in the offices of Samuel Ingham and Isaac Toucey, was admitted to the bar in 1845 and commenced practice in Essex, Connecticut.
= Early political career =
In 1853, 1854, and 1856, Phelps served in the Connecticut House of Representatives. He served in the Connecticut State Senate in 1858 and 1859.
Phelps served as judge of the superior court of Connecticut from 1863 to 1873. He served as judge of Connecticut's supreme court of errors from 1873 until his resignation in 1875.
= Congress =
= Later career =
He declined to be a candidate for renomination in 1882, and resumed the practice of law.
He served again as judge of the superior court from 1885 to 1892. He resumed practicing law and was also active in banking.
He served as a delegate to several Democratic state conventions.
Death and burial
Phelps died in Essex on January 15, 1900. He was interred at River View Cemetery in Essex.
Family
Phelps was married to Lydia Ingham, the daughter of Samuel Ingham.
References
{{CongBio|P000295|James Phelps}}
External links
- {{Find a Grave|6406609|James Phelps}}
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Category:People from Colebrook, Connecticut
Category:Justices of the Connecticut Supreme Court
Category:Democratic Party Connecticut state senators
Category:Democratic Party members of the United States House of Representatives from Connecticut
Category:19th-century Connecticut state court judges
Category:19th-century members of the Connecticut General Assembly
Category:19th-century members of the United States House of Representatives