Researching Orson Phelps
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 2974 people with the Phelps surname? In that year Phelps was ranked number 1355 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Orson means "A Bear" and is of Latin origin.
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Some Famous People called Orson Phelps
Orson James Phelps
Orson James Phelps (February 23, 1820 – May 13, 1897) was an Ontario merchant and political figure. He represented Simcoe West from 1883 to 1886 and Simcoe Centre from 1886 to 1890 in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario as a Liberal member.
He was born in New York state in 1820 and came to Grantham Township in Upper Canada with his family in 1833. In 1844, he married Jane Meade. Phelps served in the local militia during the Upper Canada Rebellion. From 1845 to 1852, he served as government inspector during the building of harbours at Port Dalhousie and Port Colborne. He was a lumber merchant and built a sawmill in Flos township in 1870; the community that developed nearby became known as Phelpston. Phelps served as reeve for Grant and Flos townships and was warden for Simcoe County in 1881. He ran unsuccessfully for the provincial seat in Simcoe West in 1879; he was elected in the general election of 1883. That election was declared invalid after an appeal but he was reelected in the subsequent by-election. In 1890, he was named sheriff for Simcoe County, serving until 1894. He died at St. Catharines in 1897.
Source: Orson James Phelps, Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaOrson Schofield Phelps
Orson Schofield (Old Mountain) Phelps (May 6, 1817 - April 14, 1905) was an early Adirondack guide from Keene Valley. "He was not a great guide. Indeed many did not consider him even a good guide." He became a local legend due to publicity by people such as writers Charles Dudley Warner and E. R. Wallace, and photographer Seneca Ray Stoddard. Phelps named many of the Adirondack High Peaks, and cut the first trail up Mount Marcy. Phelps Mountain is named in his honor.
Two streams also bear his name:* Phelps Brook, draining the southern flank of Phelps Mountain and the western flank of Table Top Mountain.* Phelps Brook in the hamlet of Keene Valley, by which he made his home at Phelps Falls.
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