Olivia Egleston
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Olivia Egleston was the daughter of Elihu and Elizabeth (Olcott) Egleston and the wife of businessman Anson Greene Phelps
, co-founder of the Phelps Dodge
Company. She was the mother of Melissa Phelps (1809–1903) and Anson G. Phelps, Jr. Melissa's husband, William E. Dodge
, was the other co-founder of the company.
Anson Greene Phelps
Anson Greene Phelps was a co-founder of mining company Phelps Dodge, which he founded in 1833 along with his son-in-law William E. Dodge.-Early life:...
, co-founder of the Phelps Dodge
Phelps Dodge
Phelps Dodge Corporation was an American mining company founded in 1834 by Anson Greene Phelps and William Earle Dodge, Sr.. On March 19, 2007, it was acquired by Freeport-McMoRan and now operates under the name Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc.-History:...
Company. She was the mother of Melissa Phelps (1809–1903) and Anson G. Phelps, Jr. Melissa's husband, William E. Dodge
William E. Dodge
William Earle Dodge, Sr. was a New York businessman, referred to as one of the "Merchant Princes" of Wall Street in the years leading up to the American Civil War. Dodge was also a noted abolitionist, and Native American rights activist and served as the president of the National Temperance...
, was the other co-founder of the company.