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James Phelan Jr. (December 7, 1856 – January 30, 1891) was a nineteenth-century lawyer and politician from Tennessee . He served as a United States Congressman from Tennessee, representing the tenth district .
Biography
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Phelan was born in Aberdeen, Mississippi to James Phelan Sr. , a member of the Confederate Congress , and Eliza J Phelan. He was of Irish descent on his father's side, and Scottish descent on his mother' side. He attended various schools. In 1874 he went abroad, and in 1878 received his Ph.D. from the University of Leipzig , having written his dissertation on the life and works of Philip Massinger .[1] United States , he married Mary Early of Virginia,[2]
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In 1881, Phelan became the owner of The Avalanche newspaper in Memphis, Tennessee . He was admitted to the Tennessee bar that same year, and began the practice of law in Memphis.[3]
Elected as a Democrat to the United States House of Representatives , Phelan served in that body from March 4, 1887, until his death in 1891.[4] History of Tennessee, the Making of a State .[5]
Death
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Phelan died in Nassau, Bahamas on January 30, 1891. He is interred at Elmwood Cemetery in Memphis, Tennessee.[6]
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References
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^ Memorial addresses on the life and character of James Phelan, a representative from Tennessee, 1891
^ "James Phelan Jr" . Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved 23 April 2013 .
^ "James Phelan Jr" . Govtrack US Congress. Retrieved 23 April 2013 .
^ Phelan, James (1888). History of Tennessee: The Making of a State
^ "James Phelan Jr" . The Political Graveyard. Retrieved 23 April 2013 .
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