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William Walter Phelps
United States Ambassador to Germany
In office September 26, 1889 – June 4, 1893
President
Benjamin Harrison Grover Cleveland
Preceded by
George H. Pendleton
Succeeded by
Theodore Runyon
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New Jersey's 5th district
In office March 4, 1883 – March 3, 1889
Preceded by
John Hill
Succeeded by
Charles D. Beckwith
In office March 4, 1873 – March 3, 1875
Preceded by
George A. Halsey
Succeeded by
Augustus W. Cutler
United States Ambassador to Austria-Hungary
In office May 5, 1881 – June 30, 1882
President
James Garfield Chester A. Arthur
Preceded by
John A. Kasson
Succeeded by
Alphonso Taft
Personal details
Born
(1839-08-24)August 24, 1839 New York City, New York, U.S.
Died
June 17, 1894(1894-06-17) (aged 55) Teaneck, New Jersey, U.S.
Resting place
Simsbury Cemetery, Simsbury, Connecticut, U.S.
Political party
Republican
Spouse
Ellen Maria Sheffield Phelps
(m. 1860)
Children
8
Education
Yale College Columbia Law School
Profession
Attorney Banker
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William Walter Phelps (August 24, 1839 – June 17, 1894) was a United States Congressman and diplomat who served as United States Ambassador to Germany and Austria-Hungary.
He was the son of John Jay Phelps, a successful New York City merchant and financier. Prior to being elected to the United States House of Representatives he had a successful banking career in Manhattan, settling in Teaneck, New Jersey, across the Hudson River.
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