Jonas P. Phoenix

Jonas Phillips Phoenix (January 14, 1788 – May 4, 1859) was a U.S. Representative from New York, serving two nonconsecutive terms from 1843 to 1845, and from 1849 to 1851.

Early life Phoenix was born in Morristown, New Jersey on January 14, 1788, the son of Daniel Phoenix (1737–1812) and Anna Lewis (née Phillips) Phoenix (1765–1854).

His paternal grandparents were Alexander and Cornelia Phoenix, descendants of English immigrants to New Amsterdam.

Career From 1810 to 1814, he was partners with Thomas Alsop in the merchant firm of Phoenix & Alsop at 27 Front Street in New York City. From 1814 to 1827, the firm was known as J. P. Phoenix & Co. and was located at 22 South Street in New York City. Mary was the daughter of Harriet (née Suydam) Whitney and Stephen Whitney, one of the wealthiest merchants in New York City. They were the parents of:

Whitney Phoenix (1830–1833), who died young. Lloyd Warren (1868–1922), who was also an architect, and George Henry Warren II (1855–1943), a stockbroker who was the father of Constance Whitney Warren.