List of United States Political Families (L) - The Leas and Phelps

The Leas and Phelps

• Preston Lea (1841–1916), Governor of Delaware 1905-1909, delegate to the Republican National Convention 1908. Father-in-law of Sheffield Phelps.
  • Sheffield Phelps (1867–1902), delegate to the Republican National Convention 1900. Son-in-law of Preston Lea.
    • Phelps Phelps (1897–1981), New York Assemblyman 1924-1928 1937-1938, delegate to the Republican National Convention 1932, delegate to the Democratic National Convention 1936 1956 1960, New York State Senator 1939-1942, Governor of American Samoa 1951-1952, U.S. Ambassador to the Dominican Republic 1952-1953, delegate to the New Jersey Constitutional Convention 1966. Nephew of Sheffield Phelps.

NOTE: Preston Lea was also third cousin once removed of U.S. Senator Joseph Rodman West and second cousin once removed of Delaware Assemblyman Charles Corbit and Minnesota State Representative William Webb, Jr. Sheffield Phelps was also son of U.S. Representative William Walter Phelps.