Charles E. Phelps

Charles Edward Phelps (born May 1, 1833 in Guilford , Vermont , †  December 27, 1908 in Baltimore , Maryland ) was an American politician . Between 1865 and 1869 he represented the state of Maryland in the US House of Representatives .

Career

In 1837 Charles Phelps came to New Jersey with his parents ; In 1841 the family moved to Maryland. He attended the public schools of his new home and then studied at Princeton College until 1852 . After a subsequent law degree at Harvard University and his 1855 admission as a lawyer, he began to work in Baltimore in this profession. In 1860 he became a member of the local city council. During the civil war he served in the Union Army from 1862 , where he rose to the rank of colonel. In 1898 he received the Congressional Medal of Honor for his military achievements at the time .

In the congressional elections of 1864 Phelps was elected as a unionist in the third constituency of Maryland to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC , where he succeeded Henry Winter Davis on March 4, 1865 . After re-election, he was able to complete two legislative terms in Congress until March 3, 1869 . Since 1865, the work of Congress has been overshadowed by tension between the Republican Party and President Andrew Johnson , which culminated in a narrowly unsuccessful impeachment trial. During Phelps' time in Congress, the 14th and 15th amendments were ratified.

After his time in the US House of Representatives, he practiced as a lawyer again. At times he also acted as state commissioner for the public school system. From 1882 to 1908 he was a judge in Baltimore. At the same time he taught law at the University of Maryland between 1884 and 1907 . He died on December 27, 1908 in Walbrook, a district of Baltimore. Since 1868, Charles Phelps was married to Martha Woodward, with whom they had a daughter.

Web links

• Charles E. Phelps in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• Charles E. Phelps in the database of Find a Grave (English)