Benjamin K. Phelps

1832–1880 (age 48)

Businessman

Biography

Benjamin K. Phelps (1832–1880) distinguished himself as a businessman who believed in the promise of honest work and fair enterprise. His integrity inspired colleagues and the people who benefited from the opportunities he helped create.

Woodlawn Cemetery now shelters his rest, honoring a life that upheld civic responsibility and a deep faith in the promise of community.