William Walter Phelps | |
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| United States Ambassador to Germany | |
| In office September 26, 1889 – June 4, 1893 | |
| President | Benjamin Harrison Grover Cleveland |
| Preceded by | George H. Pendleton |
| Succeeded by | Theodore Runyon |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New Jersey's 5th district | |
| In office March 4, 1883 – March 3, 1889 | |
| Preceded by | John Hill |
| Succeeded by | Charles D. Beckwith |
| In office March 4, 1873 – March 3, 1875 | |
| Preceded by | George A. Halsey |
| Succeeded by | Augustus W. Cutler |
| United States Ambassador to Austria-Hungary | |
| In office May 5, 1881 – June 30, 1882 | |
| President | James Garfield Chester A. Arthur |
| Preceded by | John A. Kasson |
| Succeeded by | Alphonso Taft |
| Personal details | |
| Born | August 24, 1839 New York City, New York, U.S. |
| Died | June 17, 1894 (aged 55) Teaneck, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Resting place | Simsbury Cemetery, Simsbury, Connecticut, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse |
Ellen Maria Sheffield Phelps
(m. 1860) |
| Children | 8 |
| Education | Yale College Columbia Law School |
| Profession | Attorney Banker |
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William Walter Phelps (August 24, 1839 – June 17, 1894) was a United States Congressman and diplomat who served as United States Ambassador to Germany and Austria-Hungary.
He was the son of John Jay Phelps, a successful New York City merchant and financier. Prior to being elected to the United States House of Representatives he had a successful banking career in Manhattan, settling in Teaneck, New Jersey, across the Hudson River.