Anson Phelps Stokes

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1838 – 1913

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Who was Anson Phelps Stokes?

Anson Phelps Stokes was an American merchant, banker, publicist, philanthropist, and became a multimillionaire. Born in New York City, he was the son of James Boulter and Caroline Stokes; brother of William Earl Dodge Stokes and Olivia Eggleston Phelps Stokes. One of his grandfathers was London merchant Thomas Stokes, one of the 13 founders of the London Missionary Society, and Anson Stokes later actively supported the American Bible Society, the American Tract Society and the American Peace Society. His other grandfather, Anson Greene Phelps, was a New York merchant, born in Connecticut and descended from an old Massachusetts family.

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Born
Feb 22, 1838
New York City
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Nationality
  • United States of America
Employment
  • Phelps Dodge
Died
Jun 29, 1913
New York City

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on July 23, 2013

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