Edward John Phelps

Edward John Phelps

Edward John Phelps (July 1822 - March 1900) was a lawyer and diplomat from Vermont. Born in Middlebury, his father, Samuel S. Phelps had been a U.S. Senator from Vermont (he was a Yale graduate). Edward Phelps graduated from Middlebury College in 1840, and was a schoolmaster for a year in Virginia. He was admitted to the bar in 1843 and began practice at Middlebury, but in 1845 removed to Burlington, Vermont.

From 1851 to 1853 he was second controller of the United States Treasury, and then practised law in New York City until 1857, when he returned to Burlington. Becoming a Democrat after the Whig party had ceased to exist, he was debarred from a political career in his own state, where his party was in the minority, but he served in the state constitutional convention in 1870, and in 1880 was the Democratic candidate for Governor of Vermont. He was one of the founders of the American Bar Association, and was its president in 1880-1881. From 1881 until his death he was Kent Professor of Law in Yale University. He supported the founding of Wolf's Head Society and is the namesake of its alumni association.

He was Envoy to Great Britain from 1885 to 1889, and in 1893 served as senior counsel for the United States before the international tribunal at Paris to adjust the Bering Sea controversy. His closing argument, requiring eleven days for its delivery, was an exhaustive review of the case. Phelps lectured on medical jurisprudence at the University of Vermont in 1881-1883, and on constitutional law at Boston University in 1882-1883, and delivered numerous addresses, among them that on "The United States Supreme Court and the Sovereignty of the People" at the centennial celebration of the Federal Judiciary in 1890 and an oration at the dedication of the Bennington Battle Monument, unveiled in 1891 at the centennial of Vermont's admission to the Union. In politics Phelps was always conservative, opposing the anti-slavery movement before 1860, the free-silver movement in 1896, when he supported the Republican presidential ticket, and after 1898 becoming an ardent "anti-expansionist."

Phelps died in New Haven, Connecticut.

References

*1911

External links

*gutenberg|no=18422|name=Modern Eloquence: Vol III, After-Dinner Speeches P-Z, contains the text of Phelps' 1889 farewell speech in London.


Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Поможем написать курсовую

Look at other dictionaries:

  • John Phelps — may refer to: *John Phelps (pioneer) discovered the land that Oregon in 1833. *John Phelps (regicide), a Clerk of the High Court of England and Wales which tried Charles I of England for high treason in 1649. *John Jay Phelps (1810 1869),… …   Wikipedia

  • John Phelps (regicide) — John Phelps was a Clerk and Registrar of the Committee for Plundered Ministers and of the High Court which tried Charles I of England for high treason in 1649.Early lifeNot much is know about John Phelps early life. He was born in about 1619 in… …   Wikipedia

  • Phelps (surname) — Phelps is a surname, and may refer to:* Arthur Phleps, SS officer active in the Balkans during World War II * Austin Phelps, American clergyman and author of devotional and educational works, 19th century * Bill Phelps, American politician *… …   Wikipedia

  • Phelps — ist der Familienname folgender Personen: Anson Green Phelps (1781–1853), US amerikanischer Unternehmer Brian Phelps (* 1944), britischer Wasserspringer Charles E. Phelps (1833–1908), US amerikanischer Politiker Darwin Phelps (1807–1879), US… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • John David Ashcroft — John Ashcroft John Ashcroft (oben, 5. v. l.) beim Treffen der G8 Minister für Inneres und Justiz im Mai 2004 John David Ashcroft (* 9. Ma …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • John W. Davis — John William Davis John William Davis, né le 13 avril 1873 à Clarksburg (Virginie Occidentale), mort le 24 mars 1955 à Yeamans Hall, près de Charleston (Caroline du Sud), est un juriste, diplomate et homme politique américain. Il fut le candidat… …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Edward J. Kenney — Edward John Kenney FBA (* 29. Februar 1924 in London) ist ein britischer Klassischer Philologe und Ovid Spezialist. Leben Während des Zweiten Weltkriegs leistete Kenney von 1943 bis 1946 Militärdienst bei den Royal Signals in Großbritannien und… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Phelps — Phelps, 1) Samuel, engl. Schauspieler, geb. 1806 in Devonport, gest. 6. Nov. 1878 in Epping bei London, war erst Setzer in einer Buchdruckerei zu Plymouth und debütierte als Schauspieler 1828 in York. Nachdem er an den bedeutendern Theatern… …   Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon

  • John Hay (homme politique américain) — Pour les articles homonymes, voir John Hay. Portrait de John Hay, secrétaire d État, 1897 …   Wikipédia en Français

  • John Quincy Adams — Pour les articles homonymes, voir John Adams. John Quincy Adams Mandats …   Wikipédia en Français

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”