Noah Phelps (May 21, 1808 – July 29, 1896) was an American surveyor and politician. Born in

Turin, New York Turin is a town in Lewis County, New York, United States. The population was 761 at the 2010 census. Turin has a village, also named Turin. The town is south of Lowville, the county seat, and north of Rome. History The town was first set ...

, Phelps was a surveyor. In 1833, he became an assistant surveyor in

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. In 1838, he moved to a farm in the town of

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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 as a

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. Then he served as Green County clerk of circuit court and justice of the peace. He died at his farm after falling off of his porch.

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1808 births 1896 deaths People from Lewis County, New York People from Green County, Wisconsin Wisconsin Democrats County clerks in Wisconsin Members of the Wisconsin Territorial Legislature 19th-century American legislators {{Wisconsin-politician-stub