1 10 2 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource People People An individual. Metadata for a person provides detailed biographical information to describe the life of a historical figure. Birth Date 1810-10-25 Birthplace Simsbury, Connecticut, USA Death Date 1869-05-12 Occupation Businessman Business Owner Source of File Attached <p>“<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Jay_Phelps">John Jay Phelps.</a>” <i>Wikipedia</i>, Wikimedia Foundation, 18 June 2024.</p> <p></p> Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Phelps, John Jay (1810-1869) Description An account of the resource John Jay Phelps was a businessman and founder of the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad. He married Rachel Badgeley Phinney on July 4, 1835. He had three children, Ellen Ada Phelps Dodge, William Walter Phelps, and Francis Alexander Phelps. He was the father of Englewood/Teaneck resident William Walter Phelps. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived "Career of a Self-made man." <em>The Brooklyn Union,</em> 13 May 1869, p.2. <p></p> <div></div> <p></p> J. J. Phelps in the New York City, Compiled Marriage Index, 1600s-1800s “<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Jay_Phelps">John Jay Phelps.</a>” <i>Wikipedia</i>, Wikimedia Foundation, 18 June 2024. Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Ludder, Rachelle Colman, David Business https://archive.englewoodmakeshistory.org/files/original/d2aec5312e63bd3e4d1763c807054296.jpg 6a2d6fc70a88690e8037be929f1bd7d3 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource People People An individual. Metadata for a person provides detailed biographical information to describe the life of a historical figure. Birth Date 1839-08-17 Birthplace New York, New York, USA Death Date 1894-06-17 Occupation Politician Ambassador Judge Lawyer Source of File Attached <p>“<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Walter_Phelps">William Walter Phelps.</a>” <i>Wikipedia</i>, Wikimedia Foundation, 25 June 2024.</p> <p></p> Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Phelps, William Walter (1839-1894) Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived <p>“<a href="https://history.state.gov/departmenthistory/people/phelps-william-walter">William Walter Phelps (1839–1894)</a>.” <i>U.S. Department of State.</i></p> <div></div> <p></p> <p>“<a href="https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/7376303/william-walter-phelps?_gl=1*ezs7o6*_gcl_aw*R0NMLjE3MTkyNTE3MzEuQ2owS0NRandzdVN6QmhDTEFSSXNBSWNkTG02YWlJYl9IcHAwaEpjZHM1aTZDTUxWRFBhai0tUHBtUVhDaVl6R2dabzdFMEFqOFBwSENxb2FBckRpRUFMd193Y0I.*_gcl_dc*R0NMLjE3MTkyNTE3MzEuQ2owS0NRandzdVN6QmhDTEFSSXNBSWNkTG02YWlJYl9IcHAwaEpjZHM1aTZDTUxWRFBhai0tUHBtUVhDaVl6R2dabzdFMEFqOFBwSENxb2FBckRpRUFMd193Y0I.*_gcl_au*MTI5NjY1NDIyNS4xNzE4OTE1Nzcw*_ga*MTk2ODY2MDA3NS4xNzEwNzk0ODY1*_ga_4QT8FMEX30*ZmE3MjIwNGQtYzUxOC00MWZkLWEwY2ItMmI5N2ZkMDlmODkyLjEzLjEuMTcyMDIyMzY0My42MC4wLjA.*_ga_LMK6K2LSJH*ZmE3MjIwNGQtYzUxOC00MWZkLWEwY2ItMmI5N2ZkMDlmODkyLjEzLjEuMTcyMDIyMzY0My4wLjAuMA..">William Walter Phelps (1839-1894)</a>” <i>Find a Grave.</i></p> <p></p> <p>“<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Walter_Phelps">William Walter Phelps.</a>” <i>Wikipedia</i>, Wikimedia Foundation, 25 June 2024.</p> <p></p> "Phelps Estate, On, Block Once Bergen's Largest." <em>The Record</em>, 18 Aug. 1934, p.3. Subject The topic of the resource Politics, Federal Politics, Global Description An account of the resource William Walter Phelps was a United States Congressman and an ambassador to Germany and Austria-Hungary. He graduated from Yale University in 1860. He graduated from Columbia Law School in 1863. He was elected to the House of Representatives twice. He served from 1873 to 1875 and from 1883 to 1889. He was the ambassador to Austria-Hungary from 1881 to 1882. He was the ambassador to Germany from 1889 to 1893. Toward the end of his life, he served as a judge in Teaneck. His father was businessman John Jay Phelps I. He married Eleanor "Ellen" Maria Sheffield on July 26, 1860. He had three children. Lieutenant John Jay II, Colonel Sheffield "Ted", and Marian Phelps Peters. He lived in Teaneck and Englewood. Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Colman, David Ludder, Rachelle Politics