Noah Phelps (Wisconsin politician)

Noah Phelps (May 21, 1808 – July 29, 1896) was an American surveyor and politician.

Born in Turin, New York, Phelps was a surveyor. In 1833, he became an assistant surveyor in Michigan Territory. In 1838, he moved to a farm in the town of Washington in Green County, Wisconsin. He served as county surveyor and county tax collector. He served in the Wisconsin Territorial Legislature in 1845 and 1846.[1] He also served in the first Wisconsin Constitutional Convention of 1846[1] as a Democrat. Then he served as Green County clerk of circuit court and justice of the peace. He died at his farm[2][3] after falling off of his porch.[1][4]

Notes
  1. "Noah Phelps". Racine Journal-Times. July 31, 1896. p. 8. Retrieved January 18, 2018 – via Newspapers.com. open access
  2. The Convention of 1846. Collections of the State Historical Society of Wisconsin, vol. 1, Milo Milton Quaife, Wisconsin Historical Society: 1918, Biographical Sketch of Noah Phelps, p. 786.
  3. History of Green County.
  4. "Noah Phelps". The Oshkosh Northwestern. July 29, 1896. p. 4. Retrieved January 17, 2018 – via Newspapers.com. open access


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