Anson Green Phelps
Anson Green Phelps (born March 24, 1781 in Simsbury , Connecticut , † November 30, 1853 in New York City ) was an American businessman and philanthropist .
Phelps began his career in Hartford . There he had a large number of horse saddles produced, which he then sold to the South of America. Spurred on by his business successes, Phelps moved to New York in 1812 and founded the company Phelps, Peck & Co with Elisha Peck . They traded in iron, brass and other metals. In 1828 they stopped trading.
In 1834, Anson Phelps and his son-in-law William E. Dodge founded the mining company Phelps, Dodge and Company . At first they traded in American products in exchange for copper, iron, tin and other metals from England to America. In 1881, however, the company got into the mining business itself and bought mines in Arizona . Today Dodge Phelps Corporation is one of the largest mining companies in the world.
In 1844 a city was founded north of Derby , which was to be called Phelpsville . However, due to the same name as another city, it was finally named Ansonia , after his first name.
In 1853 Phelps died in his home at the age of 73. He was buried in the family grave of Green-Wood Cemetery in Brooklyn , New York City .
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| SURNAME | Phelps, Anson Green |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American businessman |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 24, 1781 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Simsbury , Connecticut |
| DATE OF DEATH | November 30, 1853 |
| Place of death | New York City |