Anson Green Phelps
Anson Green Phelps (March 24, 1781 – May 18, 1858) was an American entrepreneur and business man from Connecticut. Beginning with a saddlery business, he founded Phelps, Dodge & Co. in 1833 as an export-import business with his sons-in-law as partners, William E. Dodge in NYC and Daniel James based in Liverpool, England. His third son-in-law, James Boulter Stokes, became a partner some years later.
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Anson Green Phelps, industrialist and philanthropist | |
| Born | March 24, 1781 Simsbury, Connecticut |
| Died | May 18, 1858 (aged 76) New York City, New York |
| Resting place | New York Marble Cemetery, re-interred, Green-Wood Cemetery |
| Nationality | American |
| Known for | Co-founder Phelps, Dodge and Company, which later became Phelps-Dodge Corporation |
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Later in the 19th century after the senior Phelps' death (22 years), Phelps Dodge acquired mining interests and companies in the American West, and became known primarily as a mining company.
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