Samuel S. Phelps
Samuel Shethar Phelps (May 13, 1793 – March 25, 1855) was an American lawyer and politician. He was a United States senator from Vermont, and a member of the Whig Party.
Samuel Shethar Phelps | |
|---|---|
| United States Senator from Vermont | |
| In office January 17, 1853 – March 16, 1854 | |
| Appointed by | Erastus Fairbanks |
| Preceded by | William Upham |
| Succeeded by | Lawrence Brainerd |
| In office March 4, 1839 – March 3, 1851 | |
| Preceded by | Benjamin Swift |
| Succeeded by | Solomon Foot |
| Associate Justice of the Vermont Supreme Court | |
| In office 1832–1838 | |
| Preceded by | John C. Thompson |
| Succeeded by | Milo Lyman Bennett |
| Member of the Vermont House of Representatives from Middlebury | |
| In office 1821–1832 | |
| Preceded by | Jonathan Hagar |
| Succeeded by | Edward D. Barber |
| Personal details | |
| Born | May 13, 1793 Litchfield, Connecticut, U.S. |
| Died | March 25, 1855 (aged 61) Middlebury, Vermont, U.S. |
| Political party | Whig |
| Spouse(s) | Frances Shurtleff Phelps Electa Satterlee Phelps |
| Children | 3, including Edward John Phelps |
| Education | Yale University Litchfield Law School |
| Profession | Attorney |
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