John Henry Phelan

Who was John Henry Phelan?

John Henry “Harry” Phelan, was a businessman and philanthropist. He was made a Knight of St. Gregory in January 1933 by Pope Pius XI .

He was the secretary-treasurer of the Yount-Lee Oil Company, and later named as vice president and treasurer, had been associated with Miles Franklin Yount from the early days when Yount struggled at Sour Lake, Texas and he was a traveling salesman with the Heisig-Norvell Company.