Oliver Phelps (politician)

Oliver Phelps
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York's 17th district
In office March 4, 1803 – March 3, 1805
Preceded by	None; new seat
Succeeded by	Silas Halsey
Personal details
Born	(1749-10-21)October 21, 1749 Poquonock, Connecticut Colony, British America
Died	February 21, 1809(1809-02-21) (aged 59) Canandaigua, New York, U.S.
Resting place	Pioneer Cemetery, Canandaigua, New York
Political party	Democratic-Republican
Spouse	Mary Seymour
Children	Oliver Leicester, Mary
Occupation	Merchant, commissary, land speculator
Profession	Judge, politician

Oliver Phelps (October 21, 1749 – February 21, 1809) was an American politician. He was early in life a tavern keeper in Granville, Massachusetts. During the Revolution he was Deputy Commissary of the Continental Army and served until the end of the war. After the war ended, he was appointed a judge, was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives, and became a land speculator in western New York state. A depressed real estate market forced him to sell most of his holdings.