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Phillips, George – Phillips, Samuel
Phillips, George
clergyman, author, was born in 1593 in England. He was a puritan clergyman, minister at Watertown, Mass., from 1630 till his death; and published a treatise on Infant Baptism. He died July 1, 1644, in Watertown, Mass.
Phillips, George Searle
lecturer, author, was born in 1818 in England.
He was a writer and lecturer of Yorkshire, England, who, after some years of literary work in the United States, became, in 1873, an inmate of an insane asylum in New Jersey. He was the author of Chapters in the History of a Life; Life of Ebenezer Elliott; Memoirs of Wordsworth; The Gypsies of the Dane's Dyke; and Chicago and Her Churches. He died in 1889.
Phillips, Henry
lawyer, author, was born Sept. 6, 1838, in Philadelphia, Pa. He is a lawyer of Philadelphia, and the author of History of American Colonial Paper Currency; History of American Continental Paper Money; Pleasures of Numismatic Science; Poems from the Spanish and German; and Faust, from the German of Chamisso.
Phillips, Henry M
congressman, was born June 30, 1811, in Philadelphia, Pa. He was elected a representative from Pennsylvania to the thirty-fifth congress.
He died Aug. 3, 1884, in Philadelphia, Pa.
Phillips, James
clergyman, educator, was born April 22, 1792, in England. In 1826 he became professor of mathematics in the university of North Carolina, where he remained till his death.
He projected a complete course of mathematical studies, and prepared treatises on algebra, geometry, trigonometry and kindred subjects. He died March 16, 1867, in Chapel Hill, N. C.
Phillips, John
benefactor, was born Dec. 6, 1719, in Andover, Mass. with his brother he founded Phillips Andover academy, April 21, 1778, giving to it $31,- 000, besides a third interest in his estate, and in 1781 he founded Phillips Exeter academy, and endowed it with $134,000.
He died April 21, 1795, in Exeter, N. Η.
Phillips, John
lawyer, state senator, was born Nov. 26, 1770, in Boston, Mass. He was sent to the Massachusetts senate in 1804, and continued member of that body until his death, serving as presiding officer in 1813-23. He was elected first mayor of Boston in 1822. He died May 23, 1823, in Boston, Mass.
Phillips, John
congressman, was born in Chester county, Pa. He was a representative in congress from Pennsylvania from 1821 to 1823.
Phillips, John
physician, state senator, was born Nov. 4, 1823, in Richmond, Vt. Since 1848 he has been a physician of Stevens Point, Wis. He was a member of the Wisconsin state assembly in 1860- 64, and was pension examiner during 1863-85. He was regent of normal schools during 1876-91; and treasurer and president of the Stevens Point board of education during 1876-81.
Phillips, Maude Gillette
educator, author, was born in 1860, in Massachusetts. She is an educator who has published A Popular Manual of English Literature.
Phillips, Milton C
lawyer, was born July 25, 1856, in Royalton, Wis.
He received the rudiments of his education in the common schools, and subsequently attended Oberlin college, Ohio. He is one of the foremost lawyers of Wisconsin at Oshkosh; and has served with distinction as United States district attorney for the eastern district of Wisconsin.
Phillips, Samuel
clergyman, author, was born Feb. 17, 1690, in Salem, Mass. He was ordained minister of the south parish of Andover in 1711, which relationship lasted during his lifetime. He published an Elegy; and numerous religious treatises and occasional sermons. He died June 5, 1771, in Andover, Mass.