Oliver Phelps
U.S. Congressperson
1749 – 1809
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Who was Oliver Phelps?
Oliver Phelps was early in life a tavern keeper in Granville, Massachusetts. During the Revolution he was Deputy Commissary of the Continental Army and served until the end of the war. After the war ended, he was appointed a judge, was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives, and became a land speculator in western New York state. A depressed real estate market forced him to sell most of his holdings.
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- Born
- Oct 21, 1749
Windsor - Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Died
- Feb 21, 1809
Canandaigua
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on July 23, 2013
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