Charles A. Phelps

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Charles Abner Phelps
40th President of the
Massachusetts Senate[1]
In office
1858[1] – 1858[1]
Preceded by Charles W. Upham
Succeeded by William Claflin
Member of the
Massachusetts Senate[1]
Fourth Suffolk Senate District[2]
In office
1857[1] – 1858[1]
Preceded by Daniel Warren[3]
Succeeded by George A. Shaw[4]
Speaker of the Massachusetts House of Representatives[5]
In office
1856[1] – 1856[1]
Succeeded by Julius Rockwell
Member of the
Massachusetts House of Representatives[1]
In office
1855[1] – 1856[1]
Personal details
Born October 19, 1820[2]
Boston, Massachusetts[1]
Died April 27, 1902[1]
Boston, Massachusetts[1]
Political party Know Nothing,[1] Republican[1][2]
Spouse(s) Phoebe Harris[1][5]
Children Charles Harris Phelps[5]
Alma mater Union College,[1] 1841;
Harvard Medical School, 1844[1]
Profession Physician[5]

Charles Abner Phelps was a U.S. physician, diplomat, and politician, who served as a member, and the Speaker, of the Massachusetts House of Representatives, and as a member and the President of the Massachusetts Senate.[1][2][5]

Early life and education

Phelps was born to Dr. Abner Phelps and Delia Hubbell (Clark) Phelps[5] on October 19, 1820[2] on Congress Street in Boston, Massachusetts.[5] Phelps attended the Mount Pleasant Classical School in Amherst, Massachusetts, where one of his classmates was Henry Ward Beecher[5] Phelps then went on to study at the Boston Latin School and then Phillips Academy in Andover, Massachusetts, he then studied with a private tutor in Cambridge, Massachusetts to prepare himself for Yale College.[5] Phelps attended Yale for a year then he transferred to Union College where he graduated in 1841.[5] Phelps then attended Harvard Medical School graduating in 1844, he did his post graduate work at the Jefferson Medical College in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.[5]

Family life

Phelps married Phobe Harris of Albany, New York, she was the sister of U.S. Senator Ira Harris.[5] On September 14, 1845 their son Charles Harris Phelps was born.[5]

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Massachusetts House of Representatives
Preceded by Speaker of the Massachusetts House of Representatives
1856 – 1857		 Succeeded by
Julius Rockwell
Massachusetts Senate
Preceded by
Daniel Warren
 Member of the Massachusetts Senate
4th Suffolk Senate District
1858 – 1860		 Succeeded by
George A. Shaw
Preceded by 40th President of the Massachusetts Senate
1859 – 1860		 Succeeded by
William Claflin
Diplomatic posts
Preceded by United States Consul at Prague
1877 – 1885		 Succeeded by
Charles Jonas


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