About Noah Phelps
Lived 1808 – 1896 (aged 88). Noah Phelps was an American politician.
Noah Phelps (May 21, 1808 – July 29, 1896) was an American surveyor and politician.
Born in Turin, New York, Phelps was a surveyor. In 1833, he became an assistant surveyor in Michigan Territory. In 1838, he moved to a farm in the town of Washington in Green County, Wisconsin. He served as county surveyor and county tax collector. He served in the Wisconsin Territorial Legislature in 1845 and 1846. He also served in the first Wisconsin Constitutional Convention of 1846 after falling off of his porch.
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Who was Noah Phelps?
American politician
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Noah Phelps was born on 21 May 1808.
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Noah Phelps died on 29 July 1896.
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Noah Phelps was a politician.
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Noah Phelps was American.
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· DBpedia: Noah Phelps (Wisconsin politician)
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