Lancelot Phelps (November 9, 1784 – September 1, 1866) was an American physician and businessman who served two terms as a United States representative from Connecticut from 1835 to 1839. He was the father of James Phelps who was also a United States Representative from Connecticut.

Biography

He was born in Windsor, Connecticut, before moving with his family to Colebrook, Connecticut, in 1794. He attended the common schools and the studied medicine and commenced practice in Colebrook, Connecticut. He also engaged in agricultural and mercantile pursuits in Riverton, Connecticut. Later, he returned to Colebrook.

Political career

Phelps held various local offices. He was a member of the Connecticut House of Representatives in 1817, 1819–1821, 1824, 1827, 1828, and 1830. He was elected as a Jacksonian to the Twenty-fourth Congress and reelected as a Democrat to the Twenty-fifth Congress (March 4, 1835 – March 3, 1839).

Death and burial

He died in Colebrook, Connecticut, in 1866 and was buried in Center Cemetery, Winsted, Connecticut.

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