Noah Phelps (Wisconsin politician)

Noah Phelps (May 21, 1808 – July 29, 1896) was an American surveyor and politician.

Born in Turin, New York, Phelps was a surveyor. In 1833, he became an assistant surveyor in Michigan Territory. In 1838, he moved to a farm in the town of Washington in Green County, Wisconsin. He served as county surveyor and county tax collector. He served in the Wisconsin Territorial Legislature in 1845 and 1846.[1] He also served in the first Wisconsin Constitutional Convention of 1846[1] as a Democrat. Then he served as Green County clerk of circuit court and justice of the peace. He died at his farm[2][3] after falling off of his porch.[1][4]

Notes

  1. "Noah Phelps". Racine Journal-Times. July 31, 1896. p. 8. Retrieved January 18, 2018 via Newspapers.com.
  2. The Convention of 1846. Collections of the State Historical Society of Wisconsin, vol. 1, Milo Milton Quaife, Wisconsin Historical Society: 1918, Biographical Sketch of Noah Phelps, p. 786.
  3. History of Green County.
  4. "Noah Phelps". The Oshkosh Northwestern. July 29, 1896. p. 4. Retrieved January 17, 2018 via Newspapers.com.


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