Isaac Newton Phelps | |
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![]() Sarah Maria (Lusk) and Isaac Newton Phelps | |
Born | Windsor, Connecticut | February 22, 1802
Died | August 1, 1888 Saratoga Springs, New York | (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.