Anson Phelps Stokes, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Anson Phelps Stokes

philanthropist from the United States

Date of Birth: 22-Feb-1838

Place of Birth: New York City, New York, United States

Date of Death: 29-Jun-1913

Profession: entrepreneur, banker, genealogist, philanthropist

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Pisces

Anson Phelps Stokes (February 22, 1838 – June 28, 1913) was a wealthy American merchant, property developer, banker, genealogist and philanthropist.
Born in New York City, he was the son of James Boulter and Caroline Stokes.
His paternal grandfather was London merchant Thomas Stokes, one of the 13 founders of the London Missionary Society.
His maternal grandfather, Anson Greene Phelps, was a New York merchant, born in Connecticut and descended from an old Massachusetts family.