Deacon Phelps | |
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Member of the Yukon Territorial Council | |
In office 1909–1920 | |
Preceded by | Robert Lowe |
Succeeded by | Robert Lowe |
Constituency | Whitehorse |
In office 1925–1934 | |
Preceded by | Robert Lowe |
Succeeded by | Charles Thomas Atherton [1] |
Constituency | Whitehorse |
In office 1940–1943 | |
Preceded by | George Wilson |
Succeeded by | Alexander Smith |
Constituency | Whitehorse |
Personal details | |
Born | Willard Leroy Phelps March 12,1867 Merritton,Ontario |
Died | March 27,1951 Whitehorse,Yukon |
Political party | None |
Occupation | lawyer,prospector,businessman |
Willard Leroy "Deacon" Phelps (March 12,1867 - March 27,1951 [2] ) was a Canadian politician,lawyer and businessman. [3] He was a member of the Yukon Territorial Council from 1909 to 1920,1925 to 1934 and 1940 to 1943, [4] and the owner and manager of the first hydroelectricity company in Yukon. [3]
Originally from Merritton,Ontario, [4] he attended Ridley College and Osgoode Hall before setting up a short-lived law practice in Toronto. [4] He first moved to Yukon toward the end of the Klondike Gold Rush, [3] but after falling short in that endeavour he became a business partner in Yukon Electrical Company in 1901,eventually becoming the company's sole owner and manager. [3] He acquired the lifelong nickname Deacon after an incident when he caused the territory's first pastor to resign in frustration,by explaining that while he saw the value in the territory having a church he felt no need to personally attend it. [4]
His son John Phelps and his grandson Willard Phelps both continued in roles with Yukon Electrical Company, [3] and also both served on the territorial council. Willard became Government Leader of Yukon in 1985. [4]
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