US Con Phelps, Timothy Guy - U.S. Congressman, CA

Timothy Guy Phelps:​

Born: December 20, 1824

Birthplace: Oxford New York
Father: Joel Phelps 1783 – 1851
(Buried: South Hill Cemetery Guilford New York)
Mother: Huldah Dean 1791 – 1855
(Buried: South Hill Cemetery Guilford New York)

1st​ Wife: Sophronia J. Jewell 1824 – 1869

2nd​ Wife: Josephine Amelia McLean 1845 – 1910
(Buried: Cypress Lawn Memorial Park Colma California)


Political Party: Republican Party


Occupation before War:
Mercantile Businessman in New York City New York
Miner in Tuolumne County California
Mercantile Businessman in San Francisco California
Real Estate Businessman in San Francisco California
1854: Unsuccessful candidate for California State Assembly
1855 – 1857: Member of California State Assembly
1858 – 1861: California State Senator

Civil War Career:
1861: Unsuccessful candidate for Governor of California
1861 – 1863: United States Congressman from California
1861 – 1863: Member of House Indian Affairs Committee
1862: Choose not to be a candidate for reelection to U.S. Congress
1862 – 1870: Real Estate Businessman in San Francisco California

Occupation after War:
1862 – 1870: Real Estate Businessman in San Francisco California
1870 – 1872: Collector of Customs for the Port of San Francisco
1875: Unsuccessful Candidate for Governor of California
1880 – 1899: Regent for the University of California
1890 – 1893: Collector of Customs in Port of San Francisco


Died: June 11, 1899
Place of Death: San Carlos California
Cause of Death: struck by two boys on a tandem bicycle
Age at time of Death: 74 years old
Burial Place: Cypress Lawn Memorial Park Colma California

 

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San Francisco had 7 bad fires during the Gold Rush.It was in #6 in May of 1851 that Phelps suffered substantial losses to his mercantile business.

 

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He bought 3,500 acres in San Mateo County near the present city of San Carlos and made it his home. At that time and location he became involved in the local vigilance committee.

 

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The headline in the accompanying newspaper article states that the 2 cyclists were in prison. Actually charges were dropped on June 20,1899 after giving their account to the authorities.

 

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In 1858 he won reelection by defeating future general Henry Halleck.

 

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In 1854 he along with a Col. E.D. Baker ran for the California State Assembly. Would that have been Edward Dickinson Baker who was killed at Ball's Bluff?