Isaac Newton Phelps

Isaac Newton Phelps
Sarah Maria (Lusk) and Isaac Newton Phelps
Born(1802-02-22)February 22, 1802
Windsor, Connecticut
DiedAugust 1, 1888(1888-08-01) (aged 86)
Occupation(s)Merchant, banker
Spouse
Sarah Maria Lusk
(m. 1828)
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Isaac Newton Phelps (1802–1888) was a New York dry goods merchant who, after retiring in 1853, took up a second career in banking, brokerage and property. He founded The Mercantile Bank, was one of the founders of the Second National Bank, a director of the Greenwich Saving Bank and the Central Trust Company. Later his son-in-law, Anson Phelps Stokes joined him in the family banking business.