He was born in
Windsor, Connecticut, before moving with his family to
Colebrook, Connecticut, in 1794. He attended the common schools and the studied
medicine and commenced practice in Colebrook, Connecticut. He also engaged in agricultural and mercantile pursuits in
Riverton, Connecticut. Later, he returned to Colebrook.
Political career Phelps held various local offices. He was a member of the
Connecticut House of Representatives in 1817, 1819–1821, 1824, 1827, 1828, and 1830. He was elected as a
Jacksonian to the
Twenty-fourth Congress and reelected as a Democrat to the
Twenty-fifth Congress (March 4, 1835 – March 3, 1839).
Death and burial He died in Colebrook, Connecticut, in 1866 and was buried in Center Cemetery,
Winsted, Connecticut. ==Footnotes==