Anson Phelps Stokes | |
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Born | New York City, New York, U.S. | February 22, 1838
Died | June 28, 1913 New York City, New York, U.S. | (aged 75)
Nationality | American |
Occupation(s) | Merchant, banker, publicist, philanthropist |
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Children | 9, including Isaac, James, Anson |
Parent(s) | James Boulter Stokes Caroline Phelps Stokes |
Relatives | Caroline Phelps Stokes (sister) Olivia Phelps Stokes (sister) William E. D. Stokes (brother) Edward Stiles Stokes (cousin) Isaac Newton Phelps (father-in-law) Rose Pastor Stokes (daughter-in-law) Robert Hunter (son-in-law) |
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Anson Phelps Stokes (February 22, 1838 – June 28, 1913) was a wealthy American merchant, property developer, banker, genealogist and philanthropist. Born in New York City, he was the son of James Boulter Stokes and wife Caroline (nee Phelps). His paternal grandfather was London merchant Thomas Stokes, one of the 13 founders of the London Missionary Society. His maternal grandfather, Anson Greene Phelps, was a New York merchant, born in Connecticut and descended from an old Connecticut family.[1]