Edward Phelps (January 5, 1861 – May 12, 1931), son of Edward J.
Phelps, was a seven-term mayor of Laurel, Maryland, from 1895 to 1902.He brought to Laurel "electric lights, water works, improved streets, brick pavements, [an] electric railroad between Laurel and Washington, improved train service, free express delivery, telephone exchange system, three steel bridges over the Patuxent River and [a] night robe factory".