Lancelot Phelps (November 9, 1784 – September 1, 1866) was an American physician and businessman who served two terms as a

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from

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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

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, before moving with his family to Colebrook, Connecticut, in 1794. He attended the common schools and the studied

medicine Medicine is the science and Praxis (process), practice of caring for patients, managing the Medical diagnosis, diagnosis, prognosis, Preventive medicine, prevention, therapy, treatment, Palliative care, palliation of their injury or disease, ...

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

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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,

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