The Phelps of New Jersey
- William Walter Phelps (1839–1894), U.S. Representative from New Jersey 1873-1875 1883-1889, U.S. Minister to Austria-Hungary 1881-1882, U.S. Minister to Germany 1889-1893, Judge of the New Jersey Court of Errors and Appeals 1893-1894. Father of Sheffield Phelps.
- Sheffield Phelps (1864–1902), delegate to the Republican National Convention 1900. Son of William W. Phelps.
- 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 Dominican Republic 1952-1953, delegate to the New Jersey Constitutional Convention 1966. Grandson of William W. Phelps.
- Sheffield Phelps (1864–1902), delegate to the Republican National Convention 1900. Son of William W. Phelps.
NOTE: Sheffield Phelps was also son-in-law of Delaware Governor Preston Lea.
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