Bill Phelps

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Bill Phelps (1975)

William C. "Bill" Phelps (born April 5, 1934 in Nevada , Vernon County , Missouri , † March 19, 2019 in Houston , Texas ) was an American politician . Between 1973 and 1981 he was lieutenant governor of the state of Missouri.

Career

Bill Phelps studied economics at the University of Missouri at Columbia until 1956 . After completing a law degree at the same university and being admitted to the bar in 1959, he began working for a law firm in Kansas City . At the same time he embarked on a political career as a member of the Republican Party . Between 1960 and 1972 he was a member of the Missouri House of Representatives .

In 1972 Phelps was elected Lieutenant Governor of Missouri alongside Kit Bond . He held this office after a re-election between January 8, 1973 and January 12, 1981. He was Deputy Governor and Chairman of the State Senate . Since 1977 he served under the new Governor Joseph P. Teasdale . Phelps was the first full-time lieutenant governor of his state and a member of a commission to reform the state administration.

In 1980, Bill Phelps failed in his party's gubernatorial election; In 1996 a candidacy for the US House of Representatives failed. Then he was spokesman for the Americans for Fair Tax Association , which campaigned for an abolition of income tax in favor of a nationwide sales tax.

Web links

Commons : Bill Phelps  - Collection of Images

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Obituary accessed on March 25, 2019
personal data
SURNAME Phelps, Bill
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Phelps, William C.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American politician
DATE OF BIRTH April 5, 1934
PLACE OF BIRTH Nevada , Missouri
DATE OF DEATH 19th March 2019
Place of death Houston , Texas