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Phelps returned to Springfield in 1864 to resume his law practice. He was an [[1868 Missouri gubernatorial election|unsuccessful candidate for Governor of Missouri in 1868]], but in [[1876 Missouri gubernatorial election|1876]] was elected to the position as the only candidate who could successfully lead Northern and Southern factions in the state. During his tenure as governor, Phelps supported currency reform and increased support for [[public education]]. He retired in 1881, praised as one of Missouri’s best governors.
John Smith Phelps died in [[St. Louis|St. Louis, Missouri]]. He rests in Hazelwood Cemetery in Springfield, Missouri.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Eicher |first=John |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Fs0Ajlnjl6AC&newbks=0&printsec=frontcover&pg=PA676&dq=phelps+Hazelwood+Cemetery&hl=en |title=Civil War High Commands |last2=Eicher |first2=David |date=2002-06-01 |publisher=Stanford University Press |isbn=978-0-8047-8035-3 |pages=427, 676 |language=en}}</ref>
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