Chapter LXVIII: Part 68

PEYTON, SIR HENRY, 2 Baronet (1 son of sir Henry Dashwood
Peyton, _d._ 1789). _b._ Narborough hall, near Swaffham, Norfolk
1 July 1779; succeeded May 1789; M.P. Cambridgeshire 5 May to 26
June 1802; a member of the Four-in-hand club; always took part
in the procession of mail coaches on 1 May, the last procession
was in 1838; a member of the Bedford driving club, drove a
yellow coach and grey horses; introduced the metal cap at the
bottom of the whip stick and the thumb ferule at the top of
the leather hand piece; the first amateur whip in England with
the exception of another Cambridgeshire baronet. _d._ Swift’s
house, near Bicester 24 Feb. 1854. _bur._ in the family vault
at Doddington 3 March. _G.M. xli_ 421 (1854); _Baily’s Mag.
Jany. 1869 p._ 52; _Driving by the Duke of Beaufort_ (_Badminton
library_ 1889) 189, 190, 236, 244, 274, 281, 282.

NOTE.--Thackeray in alluding to him and his driving in the park, calls him The ancient charioteer who must soon depart.

PEYTON, SIR HENRY, 3 Baronet (son of sir H. Peyton, _d._ 1854).
_b._ Grafton st. London 30 June 1804; educ. Harrow 1816; matric.
from Ch. Ch. Oxf. 29 April 1822; cornet 1 life guards 1 Nov.
1824; lieut. on h.p. 15 Aug. 1826; capt. Oxfordshire yeomanry;
an accomplished whip; member of Four-in-hand club; M.P.
Woodstock 1837–8; succeeded 24 Feb. 1854. _d._ Swift’s house,
Bicester 18 Feb. 1866. _G.M. i_ 585 (1866).

PEYTON, SIR THOMAS, 5 Baronet (2 son of rev. Algernon Peyton
1786–1868, a driver of coaches, rector of Doddington). _b._
1817; educ. Eton 1832–5, and at Cambridge to 1838; drove coaches
at Cambridge; ensign 14 Madras N.I. 26 June 1839, major 28 Oct.
1864 to 1 Oct. 1867; assistant quarter master general of Pegu
division 6 Dec. 1864 to 1868, and of Hyderabad subsidiary force
1868–71; lieut. col. Madras staff corps 12 Dec. 1864; deputy
Q.M.G. 29 Sept. 1871, retired as M.G. 3 Oct. 1872; succeeded
his cousin sir Algernon Peyton 25 March 1872; a member of the
Four-in-hand and Coaching clubs; a partner in the Windsor coach
driving it five times a week; drove the Dorking coach two days a
week. _d._ Swift’s house, Bicester 18 Feb. 1888. _Baily’s Mag.
xli_ 125–7 (1883) _portrait_; _The Field 25 Feb. 1888 p._ 275.

PFEIFFER, EMILY JANE (dau. of R. Davis of Oxfordshire, an
officer in the army). _b._ 26 Nov. 1827; travelled in Asia and
America; _m._ 1853 Jurgen Edward Pfeiffer, merchant in city of
London, who _d._ Jany. 1889; author of The holly branch, an
album 1843; Valioneria 1857; Margaret or the motherless 1861;
Gerard’s monument 1873, 2 ed. 1878; Poems 1876; Glan Alarch
1877; Quarterman’s grave 1879; Sonnets and songs 1880, 2 ed.
1886; Under the aspens 1882; The rhyme of the lady of the rock
1884; Flying leaves from east and west 1885; Woman and work
1888; Flowers of the night 1889; a writer in the Contemporary
review and other periodicals; established an orphanage; designed
the endowment of a school of dramatic art; left money to
trustees for the promotion of women’s higher education, £2,000
from this fund was allotted towards erecting at Cardiff the
Aberdare hall for women-students of the university of South
Wales, opened 1895. _d._ Mayfield, West hill, Putney 23 Jany.
1890. _A. H. Miles’s Poets and poetry of the century vii_ 555–72
(1891), _where the birth and death are incorrect_; _Academy i_
80–81 (1890).

PHAYRE, SIR ARTHUR PURVES (son of Richard Phayre). _b._
Shrewsbury 7 May 1812; educ. Shrewsbury school; cadet Bengal
army 13 Aug. 1828; ensign 7 Bengal N.I. 3 June 1829, major 10
Jany. 1855 to 1859; captain and comr. of Arakan 1849–52; comr.
of Pegu in Lower Burma 1852–62; sent on a special mission to
the king of Ava at Burma 1855; chief comr. of British Burma
1862–7; lieut. col. Bengal staff corps 22 Jany. 1859; governor
of Mauritius 14 Nov. 1874 to Dec. 1878; C.B. 31 March 1863;
G.C.M.C. 24 Jany. 1878; author of Coins of Arakan, of Pegu, and
of Burma 1882; History of Burma 1883. _d._ Bray, near Dublin 14
Dec. 1885. _bur._ Enniskerry, memorial statue in Rangoon and
portrait by sir Thomas Jones in coffee-room of East India united
service club, St. James’ sq. London. _Proc. of Royal Geog. Soc.
vii_ 103–12 (1886); _H. Yule’s Narrative of the mission to the
court of Ava_, _Calcutta_ (1856); _A. Fytche’s Burma i_ 184,
_ii_ 220–3, 247 _etc._ (1878).

PHELAN, MICHAEL. _b._ Kilkenny, Ireland 1816; an apprentice
to a silversmith and jeweller in U.S. of America; became an
accomplished billiard player; exhibited his playing in Ireland
1851; opened billiard rooms Broadway, New York 1852; went to
San Francisco; returned to New York and became a billiard table
manufacturer with Hugh W. Collender; also kept billiard rooms
and took part in matches; author of The game of billiards 1850,
2 ed. New York 1857; The illustrated handbook of billiards, the
American game 1863. _d._ New York city 21 Oct. 1871.

PHELAN, PATRICK. _b._ near Kilkenny 1 Feb. 1795; educ. Montreal
coll. Canada; a R.C. priest 26 Sept. 1825; a member of the
Sulpicians 21 Nov. 1825 to 14 Sept. 1842; bishop of Carrha
in partibus infidelium and co-adjutor to Dr. Gaulin, bishop
of Kingston Feb. 1843, succeeded him as bishop 8 May 1857,
was bishop of Kingston only 28 days, as he caught cold at Dr
Gaulin’s funeral and _d._ Kingston 6 June 1857. _Battersby’s
Catholic Directory_, _Dublin_ (1858) 259.

PHELPS, EDMUND (2 son of Samuel Phelps 1804–78). _b._ Albany
st. Regent’s park 17 March 1838; acted in the provinces; acted
Ulrick in Werner, Sadler’s Wells 21 Sept. 1860. Leonardo Gonzago
in The Wife 10 Dec. 1860, Faulconbridge in King John 16 Feb.
1861; at the Princess’ the Prince in King Henry IV 23 May
1861; at Sadler’s Wells St. Lo in Lovell’s Love’s Sacrifice 5
Nov. 1863, Sir Gerard Fane in Marston’s Pure gold 9 Nov. 1863;
at Drury Lane Pisanio in Cymbeline 17 Oct. 1864, Eugene in
Falconer’s Love’s ordeal 3 April 1865; Faust in Bayle Bernard’s
version 20 Oct. 1866, and hon. Tom Shuffleton in Colman’s John
Bull 31 Jany. 1867; _m._ 30 March 1863 Sarah Eliza, only dau. of
John Hudspeth, she first appeared at the Lyceum in 1859. _d._
Edinburgh 1 April 1870. _bur._ Dean cemet. Edinb. 5 April. _C.
E. Pascoe’s Dramatic list_ (1879) 257–8.

PHELPS, JOHN. _b._ 1805; an apprentice to a waterman at Fulham
1819; won the second prize in the race for Doggett’s coat
and badge 1 Aug. 1827; a well known sculler who won several
contests; a waterman at Fulham; one of the four champion
scullers 1846; judge of the University boat race many years,
lost the judging after the dead heat of 1877; his son H. J. M.
Phelps won Doggett’s coat and badge 1860. _d._ Fulham 6 Dec.
1890. _bur._ All Saints, Fulham 11 Dec. _Illust. sp. and dr.
news 4 April 1874 pp._ 137, 138 _portrait_, _and 20 Dec. 1890
p._ 463 _portrait_.

PHELPS, JOSEPH (brother of Wm. Phelps, known as Brighton Bill,
who was killed by Owen Swift in a fight at Melbourne Heath,
Cambs. 13 March 1838). _b._ 1823; beat Joseph Barnash, £25 a
side, 45 rounds in 59 minutes near Horley 7 Oct. 1845; beat Sam
Martin, £50 a side, 68 rounds in 3 hours at Hope Point 22 Sept.
1846, beat him again, £100 a side, 49 rounds in 97 minutes, at
Purfleet 26 May 1847; beaten by Alec Keene, £100 a side, 119
rounds in 165 minutes at Woking Common 9 Sept. 1847; a clipper
of poodle dogs at 66 Ship st. Brighton about 1876–84. _d._
Dorset gardens, Brighton 15 Oct. 1889. _Sporting Life 16 Oct.
1889 p._ 7.

PHELPS, ROBERT (brother of Samuel Phelps 1804–78). _b._ 1808;
scholar of Trin. coll. Camb.; B.A. 1833, M.A. 1836, B.D. 1843,
D.D. 1843; fellow and Taylor lecturer of Sidney Sussex coll.
1833–43, master and bursar 1843 to death; vice-chancellor
1844 and 1847, refused any information to the university
commissioners 1872; R. of Willingham, near Newmarket March
1848 to death; author of An elementary treatise on optics, to
elucidate the construction of telescopes 1835. _d._ the Master’s
lodge, Sidney Sussex college 11 Jany. 1890. _The Times 13 Jany.
1890 p._ 7.

PHELPS, SAMUEL (2 son of Robert M. Phelps, outfitter, _d._
1820). _b._ 1 St. Aubyn st. Plymouth Dock, now Devonport 13
Feb. 1804; educ. under Dr. Samuel Reece at Saltash; junior
reader to the press in office of the Plymouth Herald for 3
months in 1820; reader to the Globe and Sun newspapers in London
1820; played as an amateur at the Rawston st. theatre and the
Olympic 1825; acted on the York circuit at 18s. a week 1826;
played in England, Ireland, and Scotland 1826–37; appeared at
Haymarket, London 28 Aug. 1837 as Shylock; played at Covent
Garden 1837–9; acted Othello and Iago at Haymarket Aug. 1839
to Jany. 1840; played at Drury Lane Jany. to March 1840 and
1841–3, the original Captain Channel in Jerrold’s Prisoners of
war 8 Feb. 1842, Lord Lynterne in Marston’s Patrician’s daughter
10 Dec 1842, Lord Tresham in Browning’s Blot on the scutcheon
11 Feb. 1843, Lord Byerdale in Knowles’s Secretary 24 April
1843, and Dunstan in Smith’s Athelwold 18 May 1843; the first
Almagro in Knowles’s The Rose of Arragon at Haymarket 4 June
1842; lessee with Mrs. Warner and Thomas Greenwood of Sadler’s
Wells theatre 27 May 1844, Mrs. Warner retired from management
in 1847, Greenwood in 1860, and Phelps 15 March 1862, produced
all the plays of Shakespeare except Richard II, the three parts
of Henry the Sixth, Titus Andronicus and Troilus and Cressida
1844–62; the original Henri IV in Sullivan’s King’s friend 21
May 1845, Walter Cochrane in White’s Feudal times 18 Feb. 1847,
John Savile in White’s John Savile of Haysted 3 Nov. 1847,
Calagnos in G. H. Boker’s tragedy Calagnos 10 May 1849; played
Antony in Antony and Cleopatra, the first time of performance
for a century 22 Oct. 1849; the original Garcia in Tomlins’s
Garcia or the noble error 12 Dec. 1849, Blackbourne in George
Bennett’s Retribution 11 Feb. 1850, James VI in White’s James VI
6 March 1852; revived Pericles, not acted since the Restoration,
14 Oct. 1854; the original Bertuccio in Tom Taylor’s Fool’s
Revenge 18 Oct. 1859, and Louis XI in Delavigne’s Louis XI 21
Sept. 1861; played in Berlin and Hamburg May 1859; at Princess’s
theatre 1860; acted Richelieu at Windsor castle 24 Jany. 1861;
played at Drury Lane 1863–8 acting Manfred 14 Oct. 1863,
Mephistopheles in Faust 20 Oct. 1866, the Doge in Byron’s Marino
Faliero 2 Nov. 1867, and James I and Trapbois in Halliday’s King
o’ Scots 26 Sept. 1868; acted at Astley’s amphitheatre March
1870; first appeared at Gaiety Dec. 1873 as Dr. Cantwell in the
Hypocrite; acted Falstaff there Dec. 1874; acted at Aquarium
theatre from 1877, making his last appearance as Wolsey in Henry
VIII 1 March 1878; author of The Plays of William Shakespeare
under the supervision of S. Phelps with illustrations by
Nicholson, 2 vols. 1851–4, another ed. 2 vols. 1858, originally
came out in parts; resided at 420 Camden road, Holloway,
London to 1878. _d._ Anson’s farm, Coopersale, near Epping,
Essex 6 Nov. 1878. _bur._ Highgate cemet. 13 Nov., portrait as
Cardinal Wolsey at Garrick club. _Phelps and Robertson’s Life
of S. Phelps_ (1886) _three portraits_; _J. Coleman’s Memoirs
of S. Phelps_ (1886); _M. Williams’ Some London theatres_
(1883) 17–29; _The theatre i_ 325–29, 338–44 (1878); _Saturday
Programme 27 Nov. 1875 pp._ 8–10 _portrait_; _W. Marston’s Our
recent actors ii_ 1–49 (1888); _J. Coleman’s Players i_ 117–208
(1888); _G.M. Sept. 1872 pp._ 308–10; _Drawing room portrait
gallery of eminent personages_, _2nd series_ (1859) _portrait_;
_Theatrical times i_ 81 (1847) _portrait_; _Tallis’ Drawing
room table book_, _part_ 7 _portrait_; _Pascoe’s Dramatic list_
(1879) 258–65.

PHELPS, WILLIAM (son of rev. John Phelps of Flax Bourton,
Somerset). _b._ 1776; matric. from Balliol coll. Oxf. 18 Nov.
1793, migrated to St. Alban hall, B.A. 1797; V. of Bicknoller,
Somerset 1811–51; V. of Meare, Somerset 1824–51; R. of Oxcombe,
Lincs. 1851 to death; author of Calendarium botanicum, or a
botanical calendar of all the British plants 1810; The history
and antiquities of Somersetshire, 2 vols. 1836–9; Observations
on the great marshes and turbaries of Somerset 1836; A mirror
of the duchy of Nassau, or a guide to the Brunnens 1842; An
historical guide to Frankfort-on-Maine 1844. _d._ Oxcombe 17
Aug. 1856.

PHELPS, WILLIAM ROBERT (eld. son of Samuel Phelps 1804–78,
actor). _b._ 1828; barrister I.T. 6 June 1857; parliamentary
reporter for The Times; connected with a Manchester paper; chief
justice of supreme court of island of St. Helena 1 June 1863
to death. _d._ St. Helena 16 Nov. 1869, monument in Highgate
cemetery.

PHELPS, WILLIAM WHITMARSH (eld. child of John Phelps of Wilton,
near Salisbury, master of the free school, _d._ 21 Nov. 1823
aged 57). _b._ Wilton 1 Oct. 1797; educ. Hyde abbey sch.
Winchester 1810; scholar of C.C. coll. Oxf. 20 Oct. 1815 to
1822; B.A. 1819, M.A. 1822; fellow of his college 10 Oct. 1822
to 1824; C. of Hindon, Wilts. 1822–6; assistant master Harrow
April 1826 to 30 July 1839; C. of St. Lawrence, Reading 1 March
1840; C. of Sonning 1 July 1841; C. of Sulhampstead 22 May 1842;
Incumbent of Trinity church, Reading 1845–64; examining chaplain
to bishop of Carlisle 10 Aug. 1860; archdeacon of Carlisle 1863
to death, collated 26 Feb. 1863; V. of Appleby 18 Jany. 1865 to
death; author of Sermons and studies in scripture subjects 1876.
_d._ Appleby vicarage 22 June 1867. _bur._ in Appleby churchyard
27 June. _The life of W. W. Phelps by rev. Charles Hale_, 2
_vols._ (1871–73) 2 _portraits_.

PHILIP, JOHN (son of a schoolmaster). _b._ Kirkcaldy, Fife 14
April 1775; studied at Hoxton theological college three years;
minister of the First Scottish congregational chapel in Great
George st. Aberdeen 1804–18; conducted an inquiry into the state
of the South African missions of the London missionary society
1819–22; superintendent of the society’s South African stations
1822; pastor of the new Union chapel at Cape Town, opened Dec.
1822; tried for libelling Wm. Mackay, landrost of Somerset,
verdict for Mackay 16 July 1830; left for England 28 Feb. 1836,
made several lecturing tours in Great Britain to rouse public
opinion against the Cape government; unofficial adviser to
governor sir G. T. Napier at Cape Town in all questions relating
to the treatment of the natives Feb. 1838 to 1843; undertook
tours in 1839 and 1842 to promote the establishment of a belt of
native states to the north and east of the colony; known as The
Wilberforce of the Hottentots; the most prominent politician in
Cape Colony for 30 years; author of Memoir of Mrs. Matilda Smith
1824; Researches in South Africa, the religious condition of
the native tribes, 2 vols. 1828. _d._ Hankey, Cape of Good Hope
27 Aug. 1851. _Robert Philip’s The Elijah of South Africa, or
the character of the late John Philip_ (1851); _Ralph Wardlaw’s
What is death, a sermon_ (1852); _G. M. Theal’s History of South
Africa iii_ 477 (1891), _iv_ 605 (1893).

PHILIP, JOHN BIRNIE (son of Wm. Philip). _b._ London 23
Nov. 1824; pupil of John Rogers Herbert, R.A.; exhibited
22 sculptures at R.A. 1858–75; executed the reredos of Ely
cathedral 1857, the reredos of St. George’s chapel, Windsor
1863, eight statues of kings and queens for the royal gallery in
houses of parliament, and the statues on the front of the Royal
academy, Burlington house; executed the friezes on the podium
on the north and west sides of the Albert memoria, representing
87 sculptors and architects 1864–72, he also modelled for the
canopy of the memorial four bronze statues of geometry, geology,
physiology, and philosophy, and the eight angels clustered at
the base of the cross on the summit; executed the capitals
of the columns on Blackfriars bridge 1869, and the statue of
colonel Edward Akroyd, M.P., erected at Halifax; _m._ 1854
Frances Black, she was granted civil list pension of £100, 19
June 1875; he _d._ Merton villa, 280a King’s road, Chelsea
2 March 1875. _bur._ Brompton cemet. _J. Dafforne’s Albert
memorial_ (1877) 40–1, 63–6, 69–70, _three plates; I.L.N. lxvi_
257, 258 (1875) _portrait_; _Graphic xi_ 296 (1875) _portrait_.

PHILIP, MICHEL MAXWELL (eld. son of Michel Maxwell Philip of
South Napanina, Trinidad). _b._ Cooper Grange estate, South
Napanina 12 Oct. 1829; educ. St. Mary’s catholic college,
Blairs, Scotland; barrister M.T. 10 Nov. 1854; acting inspector
of schools, Trinidad 1856 and 1865; solicitor general, Trinidad
March 1871 to death, acting attorney general 1873–4; author of
Emmanuel Appadocca, a tale of the boucaneers. 2 vols. 1854. _d._
Loyola, Maraval, Trinidad 29 June 1888.

PHILIP, ROBERT. _b._ Huntly, Aberdeenshire 1791; educ. Hoxton
academy 1811–5; Independent minister at Liverpool 1815;
minister of Maberley chapel, Ball’s end road, London 1 Jany.
1826, resigned 1855; advocated the claims of London missionary
society; D.D. Dartmouth college, U.S. of America 1852; author
of Christian experience, or a guide to the perplexed 1828, 10
ed. 1847; The life and times of the rev. George Whitfield 1837;
The life, times, and characteristics of John Bunyan 1839; with
G. Offor The works of John Bunyan 1853, 2 ed. 1862; his name is
attached to upwards of 35 publications. _d._ 15 Gwlden terrace,
Richmond road, Dalston, London 1 May 1858. _J. M. Clintock and
J. Strong’s Cyclopædia of biblical literature viii_ 91 (1879);
_Congregational year book_ (1859) 213–4.

PHILIPPART, JOHN. _b._ London about 1784; private secretary
to 1 baron Sheffield, president of the board of agriculture
1809–11; a clerk in the war office 1811; knight of St. John of
Jerusalem 11 Nov. 1830, chevalier of justice 1831, bailiff ad
honores 6 July 1847, chancellor of the order 1831 to death;
knight of the Swedish orders of Gustavus Vasa and of the Polar
star of Sweden 1832; helped to found the Fulham and Hammersmith
general dispensary, now the West London hospital, 1856, honorary
treasurer 1856–61; M.R.I.A.; owned and edited a journal called
The military panorama, 4 vols. Oct. 1812 to Sept. 1814; author
of Northern campaigns from 1812 to June 4, 1813, 2 vols. 1813;
Memoirs of the prince royal of Sweden 1813; Memoirs of general
Moreau 1814; The royal military calendar containing the services
of every general officer in the British army, 3 vols. 1815–6, 3
ed. 5 vols. 1820; The East India military calendar 1823; General
index to the first and second series of Hansard’s parliamentary
debates 1834; Memoirs of prince Edward, duke of Kent and
Strathearn 1819. _d._ College house, Church lane, Hammersmith 8
May 1875, will dated 3 May 1873, proved under £10,000, 19 July
1875, all left to his daughter Mrs. Bennett. _I.L.N. 31 July
1875 p._ 119.

PHILLIPPE, MONSIEUR, stage name of Phillippe Talon. _b._ Alais,
near Nismes; a confectioner; in business in London, then in
Aberdeen, disposed of his confectionery in a lottery at the
Aberdeen theatre; travelled through England and Scotland as
a conjuror under the name of Monsieur Phillippe; erected a
temporary theatre in Glasgow 1840; while performing in Dublin
learnt the gold fish trick and the ring puzzle from a Chinese
juggler; played in Paris 1841 and in Vienna; at the St James’
theatre, London 1845, and at Strand theatre with his Soirées
mysterieuses Oct. 1845; two of his most curious tricks were The
hat of Fortunatus and The kitchen of Parafaragaramus; he always
appeared in a fancy dress. _T. Frost’s Lives of the conjurors_
(1876) 271–6; _I.L.N. 4 Oct. 1845 p._ 221 _portrait_; _F.
Volant’s Alexis Soyer_ (1859) 57–9.

PHILIPPS, HENRY (3 son of Wm. Hollingworth Philipps, captain
Notts. militia 1757–1839). _b._ 19 Dec. 1796; educ. Queen’s
coll. Oxf., B.A. 1821, M.A. 1825; ordained 1842; author of
Remarks on a bill respecting an alteration in the constitution
of deans and chapters 1840; Litany and prayers for family
worship 1856; composer of The Psalm of Life, words by
Longfellow; Late, late, so late, song, words by Tennyson 1882;
resided at 10 Pitville lawn, Cheltenham many years. _d._ The
Mansion, Bisley 13 Dec. 1892.

PHILIPPS, RICHARD NATHANIEL (eld. son of Nathaniel Philipps of
Moor Lodge, near Sheffield, unitarian minister). _b._ 1807;
educ. Sheffield and Christ’s coll. Camb., captain of the college
boat; LL.B. 1849, LL.D. 1872; barrister I.T. 11 June 1841, went
northern circuit; presented with a testimonial at Stafford 17
Jany. 1853; president of Thames subscription club 1859; special
pleader at central criminal court; recorder of Pontefract
Aug. 1871 to death; chairman of committee of court of common
council of city of London to 1865, and chairman of library
committee Feb. 1872 to 1873; F.S.A. 1 March 1855; chairman
of quarter sessions for west riding of Yorkshire. _d._ Broom
hall, Sheffield 5 Sept. 1877. _I.L.N. xxii_ 93 (1853) _view of
testimonial_, _xxxiv_ 475 (1859) _view of testimonial_, _xlvii_
148 (1865) _view of testimonial_, _lxii_ 494 (1873) _view of
loving cup presented to him_.

PHILIPS, SIR GEORGE RICHARD, 2 Baronet (only son of sir George
Philips 1766–1847). _b._ 23 Dec. 1789, educ. Eton and Trin.
coll. Camb., B.A. 1812. M.A. 1816; M.P. Steyning 1820–32; M.P.
Kidderminster 1835–7; M.P. Poole 1837–52; sheriff of Warws.
1859. _d._ Weston house, Shipton-on-Stour 22 Feb. 1883.

PHILIPS, JOHN ALEXANDER. _b._ 1790; a midshipman at battle of
Trafalgar; 2 lieut. R.M. 26 Aug. 1806; lieut. col. R.M.A. 4
Sept. 1851, adjutant 1828–34; colonel of Woolwich division 28
March 1863 to death; L.G. 29 May 1863. _d._ York Tower, near
Sandhurst 27 Nov. 1865.

PHILIPS, MARK (eld. son of Robert Philips of The Park,
Prestwich, Manchester 1760–1844). _b._ The Park, near Manchester
4 Nov. 1800; educ. Manchester college York, and Glasgow
universities; chairman of the New Quay company, Manchester
1825; M.P. Manchester 1832–47; sheriff of Warws. 1851. _d._
Welcombe, Snitherfield, near Stratford-on-Avon 23 Dec. 1873. _W.
E. A. Axon’s Annals of Manchester_ (1886) 339; _I.L.N. lxiv_ 23
(1874).

PHILIPS, NATHANIEL GEORGE. Ensign 47 foot 19 May 1846, captain
24 Nov. 1854, sold out 6 Nov. 1857; served in the Crimea,
wounded at Alma, medal with clasp; raised in St. George’s
lodge, Liverpool 1855; W.M. of lodge 311 Irish constitution at
Templemore, Tipperary; prince mason of Ireland; received 33
degree in English masonry in London 1864, grand treasurer 1868,
secretary, lieut. grand commander, and sovereign grand commander
at No. 33 Golden sq. London, assisted greatly in the formation
of the library; member of corps of gentlemen at arms 9 July
1858, sub-officer 6 Feb. 1863 to Feb. 1874; groom of the privy
chamber Feb. 1874 to 1886. _d._ 1886. _J. G’s Masonic portraits_
(1876) 122–7.

PHILIPS, ROBERT NEEDHAM (brother of Mark Philips 1800–73). _b._
Manchester 20 June 1815; educ. Rugby 1829 etc. and at Manchester
college; merchant and manufacturer Manchester; M.P. Bury 1857–9,
1865–85, when he was presented with a testimonial; sheriff of
Lancashire 1856. _d._ Welcombe house, Stratford-on-Avon 28 Feb.
1890. _I.L.N. xxxi_ 389 (1857) _portrait_, _22 March 1890 p._
366 _portrait_.

PHILLIMORE, GREVILLE (5 son of Joseph Phillimore 1775–1855).
_b._ London 5 Feb. 1821; educ. Westminster 1831, Charterhouse
1832–8, and Ch. Ch. Oxf, canoneer student 1838, B.A. 1842, M.A.
1844; C. of Henley-on-Thames 1846–7, 1850–1; C. of Shiplake
1847; C. of Wargrave and Fawley 1848–9; V. of Downe-Ampney
near Cricklade 1851–67; R. of Henley 1867–83; R. of Ewelme,
Oxfordshire July 1883 to death; joint editor with H. W. Beadon
and J. R. Woodford of The parish hymn book 1863, 2 ed. 1875,
to which he contributed 11 original hymns; author of Parochial
sermons 1856, 2 ed. 1885; Uncle Z [a story of Triberg in the
Black forest] 1881; Only a black box, or a passage in the
life of a curate 1883; preached at Ewelme on Sunday and _d._
the same night 20 Jany. 1884. _bur._ Shiplake churchyard 25
Jany. _Julian’s Dictionary of hymnology_ (1892) 893; _C. M.
Phillimore’s In memoriam of G. Phillimore_ (1884) _memoir pp.
iii–vi_.

PHILLIMORE, HENRY BOURCHIER (younger son of captain sir John
Phillimore, R.N. 1781–1840). _b._ 25 Oct. 1833; entered R.N. 5
May 1846; captain 14 July 1864; commanded the Curacao 23 guns
in Australia 1863; transferred to the steamer Avon in which he
twice attacked the Maori position at Rangariri 1863, New Zealand
medal; C.B. 13 March 1867; R.A. 8 April 1880, V.A. 24 May 1887,
retired 25 Oct. 1888, retired admiral 5 April 1892; alderman of
Huntingdonshire county council 1889 to death. _d._ Stoneleigh,
Lansdown road, Bath 3 July 1893. _Times 8 July 1893 p._ 10.

PHILLIMORE, JOHN GEORGE (brother of Greville Phillimore
1821–84). _b._ 62 Gower st. London 5 Jany. 1808; educ.
Westminster 1817–1824, and Ch. Ch. Oxf., B.A. 1828, M.A. 1831;
clerk in the board of control for India 1827–32; barrister L.I.
23 Nov. 1832, bencher Nov. 1851 to death; revising barrister
1837; reader on civil law and jurisprudence at Middle Temple
Jany. 1851; Q.C. July 1851; reader in constitutional law and
history to the Inns of Court June 1852; M.P. Leominster 1852–7;
author of Letter to the lord chancellor on the reform of the law
1846; Thoughts on law reform 1847; Introduction to the study and
history of the Roman law 1848; The history and principles of
the law of evidence 1850; An inaugural lecture on jurisprudence
and a lecture on canon law 1851; Principles and maxims of
jurisprudence 1856; Private law among the Romans 1863; History
of England during the reign of George the third, 1 vol. 1863, no
more published. _d._ Shiplake house, near Reading 27 April 1865.
_Law Times xl_ 327 (1865).

PHILLIMORE, JOSEPH (eld. son of Joseph Phillimore 1750–1831,
vicar of Orton-on-the-Hill, Leics.). _b._ 14 Sept. 1775; educ.
Westminster 1789–93, and Ch. Ch. Oxf., B.A. 1797, B.C.L. 1800,
D.C.L. 1804; member of College of advocates 21 Nov. 1804;
regius professor of civil law at Oxford 31 Oct. 1809 to death;
chancellor of diocese of Oxford 1809 to death; judge of court
of admiralty of the Cinque ports 1809 to death; president of
consistory courts of Oxford, Worcester, and Bristol about 1816;
M.P. St. Mawes, Cornwall 1817–26; M.P. Yarmouth, Isle of Wight
1826–30; one of the original members of a short-lived third
party formed in 1818; member of board of control for India 8
Feb. 1822 to Jany. 1828; principal comr. for final adjudication
of French claims under treaties of 1815 and 1818, 23 Jany.
1833; presided over registration commission appointed 13 Sept.
1836 and drafted the report; king’s advocate in the court
of admiralty 25 Oct. 1834, queen’s advocate 1837 to death;
chancellor of diocese of Worcester 1834 to death; commissary of
deanery of St. Paul’s 1834 to death; chancellor of diocese of
Bristol 1842 to death; judge of consistory court of Gloucester
1846; hon. LL.D. Camb. 1834; F.R.S. 13 Feb. 1840; edited Reports
of cases argued in the ecclesiastical courts at Doctors’ commons
and in the high court of delegates, 3 vols. 1818–27; Reports of
cases argued in the arches and prerogative court of Canterbury 2
vols. 1832–3. _d._ Shiplake house, near Reading 24 Jany. 1855.
_Law Review xxii_ 69–71 (1855).

PHILLIMORE, SIR ROBERT JOSEPH, 1 Baronet (brother of John
George Phillimore 1808–65). _b._ Whitehall, London 5 Nov. 1810;
educ. Westminster 1824–8, king’s scholar 1824; student of Ch.
Ch. Oxf. 1828, B.A. 1832, M.A. 1834, B.C.L. 1835, D.C.L. 1838;
great friend of W. E. Gladstone, proposed him as candidate for
representation of Oxford 1847; clerk in the office of board
of control 1832–5; advocate at Doctors’ commons 2 Nov. 1839,
steward 1847–50, librarian 1850–1 and 1853–4, treasurer 1851–3;
barrister M.T. 7 May 1841, bencher 1 Feb. 1858 to death,
treasurer 1870; commissary of the deans and chapters of St.
Paul’s and Westminster to 1867; official of the archdeaconries
of Middlesex and London 1840–62; chancellor of the dioceses
of Chichester 1844–67, of Salisbury 1845–67, and of Oxford
1855–67; judge of the Cinque ports Feb. 1855 to 1875; admiralty
advocate Feb. 1855; Q.C. Jany. 1858; queen’s advocate general 28
Aug. 1862 to 1867; knighted by patent 17 Sept. 1862; contested
Tavistock 2 Aug. 1847, 28 April 1852 and 8 July 1852, and
Coventry 27 March 1857; M.P. Tavistock 1853–7; dean of court
of arches 1 Aug. 1867 to 20 Oct. 1875; judge of high court of
admiralty 23 Aug. 1867, resigned 21 March 1883; P.C. 3 Aug.
1867; temporary judge-advocate-general 17 May 1871 to Aug. 1872;
master of the faculties 6 Feb. 1873 to 1875; Swiney prizeman
of society of arts Jany. 1874; created baronet 21 Dec. 1881;
president of Association for reform and codification of law of
nations 1879; member of royal commissions on neutrality 1868,
on naturalisation 1868, on ritual 1867, the building of courts
of justice 1859, and on the judicature and ecclesiastical
courts 1867; edited Memoirs and correspondence of George, lord
Littleton, 2 vols. 1845; author of The law of domicil 1847;
Commentaries upon international law, 4 vols. 1854–61, 3 ed.
1878–89; Judgment delivered by sir R. Phillimore in the cases
of Martin _v._ Mackonochie and Flamank _v._ Simpson 1868; The
ecclesiastical law of the church of England, 2 vols. 1873, 2
ed. 1895. _d._ The Coppice, near Henley-on-Thames 4 Feb. 1885.
_bur._ Shiplake churchyard. _E. Manson’s Builders of our law_
(1895) 163–8 _portrait_; _A generation of judges_ (1886) 204–10;
_F. H. Forshall’s Westminster school_ (1884) 527–9; _I.L.N.
lxxxvi_ 178 (1885) _portrait_.

PHILLIMORE, WILLIAM (brother of Joseph Phillimore 1775–1855).
_b._ 6 Feb. 1777; educ. Westminster; barrister L.I. 19 Nov.
1799; equity draftsman; a comr. of lunatics 1815 to 1842, a
visitor of lunatics 1842 to death; chairman of the St. Alban’s
quarter sessions. _d._ Deacon’s Hill, Herts. 28 Nov. 1860.

PHILLIP, JOHN (son of a soldier). _b._ 13 Skene sq. Aberdeen
19 April 1817; apprenticed to Spark, a painter and glazier
in Wallace Nook, Aberdeen 1832–6; studied painting in London
1836–40; subject and portrait painter; exhibited 55 pictures at
R.A., 12 at B.I. and 6 at Suffolk st. gallery 1836–67: A.R.A.
Nov. 1857, R.A. Nov. 1859; painted for the queen The marriage
of the princess royal with the crown prince of Germany 1858;
studied and painted in Spain 1851–2, 1856–7, 1860; 200 of his
pictures were in the London international exhibition of 1873.
_d._ 1 South villas, Campden Hill, Kensington 27 Feb. 1867.
_W. C. Monkhouse’s Masterpieces of English art_ (1869) 164–8;
_Sandby’s History of royal academy ii_ 306–8 (1862); _I.L.N.
xxxv_ 543, 560 (1859) _portrait_, _l_ 285 (1867) _portrait_;
_T. O. Barlow’s Catalogue of the works of J. Phillip_ 1873; _J.
Dafforne’s Pictures of J. Phillip_ 1877; _Leisure Hour xvi_ 629
_portrait_; _Illust. Times 9 March 1867 p._ 149 _portrait_.

PHILLIPI, MONSIEUR, stage name of Harry Graham. A clown in
Ginnett’s circus; came out at Ramsgate under management of
Charles W. Montague as M. Phillipi the wizard about March 1859;
performed at the chief towns on the south coast; appeared
with success at the Cabinet theatre, King’s Cross, where he
also played Richard the Third. _d._ a few days afterwards.
_bur._ in Tower Hamlets cemetery about 1860. _C. W. Montague’s
Recollections of an equestrian manager_ (1881) 8–11.

PHILLIPPS, ADELAIDE. _b._ Stratford-on-Avon 26 Oct. 1833; taken
to U.S. of America 1841; appeared on the stage at Tremont
theatre, Boston Jany. 1842; sang at the Boston museum 1843–51;
pupil of Manuel Garcia in London March 1852; made her début at
Brescia as Arsace in Semiramide 1853; sang in Milan and other
cities; sang in Italian opera in Philadelphia and New York;
appeared in Paris as Azucena in Il Trovatore 1860; the Adelaide
Phillipps opera company was organized 1876: sang with the Ideal
opera company 1879–81; last appeared on the stage in Cincinnati
1881; her stage name in Europe was signorina Fillippi; her
voice was a contralto with a compass of 2½ octaves; her best
parts were Rosina, Leonora and Azucena. _d._ suddenly Carlsbad,
Austria 3 Oct. 1882. _A. C. Waterston’s Adelaide Phillipps, a
record, Boston_ (1883); _Appleton’s American biography iv_ 758
(1888) _portrait_.

PHILLIPPS, CHARLES MARCH (eld. son of Thomas March of More
Critchill, Dorset, who took additional name of Phillipps in
1796, _d._ March 1817). _b._ 28 May 1779; educ. Eton and Trin.
coll. Camb., B.A. 1802, M.A. 1805; M.P. Leicestershire 1818–20
and 1831–2; M.P. North Leicestershire 1832–7; sheriff of Leics.
1825. _d._ Cheltenham 24 April 1862. _G.M. June 1862 p._ 788.

PHILLIPPS, EDWARD THOMAS MARCH (brother of preceding). _b._
1784; educ. Charterhouse and Sidney Sussex coll. Camb., 6
wrangler 1804, B.A. 1804, M.A. 1807; R. of Hathern, Leics.
29 Sept. 1808 to death; minister of Dishley with Thorp Acre
1816–43; chancellor of diocese of Gloucester 1820 to death;
author of Four sermons on the inward life of the believer 1853;
The ordnances of spiritual worship 1863. _d._ Hathern rectory 12
July 1859. _Records of ministry of E. T. M. Phillipps_ (1862);
_G.M. vii_ 189 (1859).

PHILLIPPS, SAMUEL MARCH (brother of preceding). _b._ Uttoxeter
14 July 1780; educ. Charterhouse and Sidney Sussex coll. Camb.,
eighth wrangler and chancellor’s medallist 1802, B.A. 1802,
M.A. 1805; barrister I.T. 19 June 1806; an exchequer bill loan
comr.; permanent under secretary for home affairs 16 July 1827
to May 1848; P.C. 27 June 1848; author of A treatise on the law
of evidence 1814, 10 ed. 3 vols. 1868; edited State trials,
or a collection of the most interesting trials prior to the
revolution of 1688, 2 vols. 1826. _d._ Great Malvern 11 March
1862.

PHILLIPPS, SIR THOMAS, 1 baronet (son of Thomas Phillipps
1742–1818, of Middle hill, Broadway, Worcestershire). _b._
32 Cannon st. Manchester 2 July 1792; educ. Rugby 1807 etc.
and Univ. coll. Oxf., B.A. 1815, M.A. 1820; collected rare
manuscripts especially those on vellum, resided in Belgium,
Holland, France, Germany and Switzerland 1820–5; bought three
quarters of the Meerman collection of manuscripts at The Hague
1824, the collection of professor Van Ess of Darmstadt 1824,
and many of the Muschenbrock collection of Dutch charters,
&c. 1827; bought more than 16,000 manuscripts from Thorpe the
bookseller 1836: purchased the earl of Guilford’s collection
of Italian manuscripts in upwards of 1,300 volumes; purchased
more than 400 lots at the Heber sale 1836; bought about 60,000
manuscripts altogether; bought a series of incunabula in about
a thousand volumes 1824; collected 100,000 volumes of printed
books, also coins and pictures; established about 1822 a
private printing press in a tower known as Broadway tower, on
the Middle Hill estate, removed his printing press and library
to Thirlestane house, Cheltenham 1862; F.R.S. 29 June 1819;
F.S.A. 1 April 1819; F.G.S. 1830; created baronet 27 July 1821;
sheriff of Worcs. 1825; contested Grimsby 9 Feb 1826; privately
printed at Salisbury in 1819 Collections for Wiltshire, and at
Evesham in 1820 Account of the family of sir Thomas Molyneux;
Institutiones clericorum in comitatu Wiltoniæ 1297–1810, 2 vols.
1822–5: Monumental inscriptions in the county of Wilton 1822.
_d._ Thirlestane house, Cheltenham 6 Feb 1872. _bur._ the old
church, Broadway, Worcs., portrait by Thomas Phillips, R.A. at
Thirlestane house. _Lowndes’s Bibliographer’s manual iii_ 1856–8
(1864), _and Appendix pp._ 225–37; _Book Lore iv_ 141–3 (1886);
_Proc. of Soc. of Antiq. v_ 310–11 (1870–73); _Trubner’s Record
vii_ 112 (1872); _I.L.N. lx_ 163 (1872), _lxi_ 22 (1872).

NOTE.--First portion of library, 8,346 lots producing £2,200. 15, was sold by Sotheby 3–10 Aug. 1886.

PHILLIPPS-DE LISLE, AMBROSE LISLE MARCH (eld. son of Charles
March Phillipps 1779–1862). _b._ 17 March 1809; educ. King’s
coll. Camb.; joined R.C. church while an undergraduate 1828;
great advocate for the reunion of christendom; a friend of the
hon. and rev. George Spencer (Father Ignatius) from 1829, and
the means of his conversion 1830; sheriff of Leicestershire
1868; is depicted in Disraeli’s novel Coningsby, 3 vols. 1844,
as Eustace Lyle of St. Geneviéve; took name of De Lisle; author
of The catholic christian’s complete manual 1847; Manual of
devotion for use of the brethren of the confraternity of the
Living rosary 1843; Mahometanism in its relation to prophecy
1855. _d._ Garendon park, Leicestershire 5 March 1878. _Life of
father Ignatius of St. Paul_ (1866) 186–95; _Times_, _8 March
1878 p._ 9.

PHILLIPS, ALFRED. _b._ 1802; educ. Jesus coll. Camb., 28
wrangler and B.A. 1824, M.A. 1837, B.D. and D.D. 1841; V. of
Kilmersdon, Somerset 1833–41; head master of Crewkerne gram.
sch.; principal of King William’s coll. Isle of Man, principal
of Cheltenham coll. 1841–5; V. of Bushbury, Staffs. 1864–7. _d._
Stalbridge rectory, Blandford, residence of rev. G. E. Phillips
10 June 1880.

PHILLIPS, ALFRED. _b._ 1844; surveyor to rural sanitary
authority of Dorchester 1877–80; surveyor to Festiniog 1880 to
death, where he brought in a supply of water from a lake in
the mountains five miles distant; A.I.C.E. 1 Dec. 1874. _d._
Festiniog 8 Feb. 1889. _Min. of Proc. of Instit. of C.E. xcvii_
422 (1889).

PHILLIPS, BENJAMIN. _b._ about 1805; hon. F.R.C.S. 1843; F.R.S.
18 Dec. 1834; surgeon to the Westminster hospital; resided
Brent Bridge house, Hendon; author of Epidemic, contagion and
infection, with their remedies 1832; A series of experiments
shewing that arteries may be obliterated without ligature,
compression or the knife 1832; A treatise on the urethra 1832;
Scrofula, its nature and treatment 1846. _d._ Gloucester place,
Portman sq. London 11 June 1861.

PHILLIPS, SIR BENJAMIN SAMUEL (son of Samuel Phillips). _b._
London 4 Jany. 1811; warehousemen and importers of fancy goods
as Faudel, Phillips and Sons 36 to 40 Newgate street 1830–86;
common councilman 1847, being the first Jew elected in London;
alderman of city of London for ward of Farringdon within 24 June
1857 to April 1888, sheriff 1859–60, lord mayor 1865–6; caused
collections to be made for relief of cholera patients in England
1866, and for relief of the famine in India 1866; entertained
king and queen of the Belgians at the mansion house 6 July 1866,
visited Brussels where he was received by the king who made
him a commander of the order of Leopold Oct. 1866; knighted at
Osborne 28 Dec. 1866; president of Society of Hebrew literature
16 Dec. 1873. _d._ 17 Grosvenor street, London 9 Oct. 1889. _J.
E. Ritchie’s Famous city men_ (1884) 129–38; _Illust. sp. and
dr. news xxiii_ 390 (1885) _portrait_; _Illust. Times 11 Nov.
1865 p._ 292 _portrait_; _I.L.N. xlvii_ 456 (1865) _portrait_.

PHILLIPS, SIR BENJAMIN TRAVELL (2 son of Stephen Howell Phillips
of 12 Norfolk st. Strand, London, solicitor). _b._ in parish of
St. Clement Danes, Strand, London 13 Oct. 1804; educ. Merchant
Taylor’s school 1813 etc.; cornet 7 Bengal light cavalry 16
Jany. 1821, major 28 Sept. 1841 to 6 Sept. 1851; lieut. col. 4
Bengal light cavalry 1852 to 28 Nov. 1854; lieut. col. 3 Bengal
light cavalry 28 Nov. 1854 to 3 May 1856; raised the Bengal
cavalry depôt at Cawnpore 1842; in Sikh campaign of 1848–9,
medal; M.G. 25 March 1856; knighted at St. James’s palace 18
Feb. 1858; lieutenant of the yeomen of the guard 23 July 1857 to
Dec. 1861. _d._ Paris 10 May 1880.

PHILLIPS, CHARLES (son of Charles Phillips, a councillor of
Sligo, _d._ 1800). _b._ Sligo 1786; educ. Trin. coll. Dublin,
B.A. 1806; student at the Middle Temple 1807; called to Irish
bar 1812, went Connaught circuit; one of the chief agitators
for Roman Catholic emancipation, presented with a national
testimonial 1813; barrister M.T. 9 Feb. 1821; became leader of
the Old Bailey bar; called Counsellor O’Garnish, his conduct
of the defence of Courvoisier 1840 generally condemned; comr.
of Liverpool bankruptcy court 21 Oct. 1842; comr. of insolvent
debtors’ court of London 25 June 1846 to death; author of
A letter to the editor of the Edinburgh Review 1810; The
consolations of Erin: a eulogy 1810; The loves of Celestine
and St. Aubert, 2 vols. 1811; The emerald isle, a poem 1812,
2 ed. 1812; A garland for the grave of R. B. Sheridan 1816;
The speeches of Charles Phillips 1817; Recollections of Curran
and some of his contemporaries 1818, 5 ed. 1857; The queen’s
case stated 1820, 20 ed. 1820; Napoleon the third by A man of
the world 1854; Vacation thoughts on capital punishment 1856,
2 ed. 1857. _d._ 39 Gordon sq. London 1 Feb. 1859. _bur._
Highgate cemet. left £40,000. _J. Grant’s Portraits of public
characters i_ 185–216 (1841); _The Pantheon of the age iii_ 134
(1825) _portrait_; _Burke’s Connaught circuit_ (1885) 188–202;
_O’Rorke’s History of Sligo ii_ 511–21 (1890); _European Mag.
lxx_ 387–90 (1816) _portrait_: _Public characters iii_ 134–5
(1824) _portrait_; _Belgravia xxi_ 216–28 (1873).

PHILLIPS, CHARLES PALMER (son of Wm. Edward Phillips, governor
of Prince of Wales’s island). _b._ 1822; educ. Eton and Ch.
Ch. Oxf., B.A. 1843, M.A. 1845; barrister L.I. 29 Jany. 1846;
chief sec. to lord chancellor Chelmsford Feb. 1859; a revising
barrister for city of London 1864; sec. to lunacy comrs. Dec.
1865 to April 1872; comr. in lunacy April 1872 to death; author
of The law concerning lunatic idiots 1858; The law of copyright
1863. _d._ Elstree 27 Sept. 1895.

PHILLIPS, DAVID (son of a ship builder). _b._ Aberarth,
Cardiganshire 19 Jany. 1831; articled to T. R. Guppy, civil
engineer 1846; in the steam factory at Portsmouth dockyard
1853–5; assistant engineer in service of P. and O.S.N. Co. at
Bombay 1855, reclaimed the foreshore and built a dockyard 1861,
superintending engineer 1865, chief engineer Hong Kong 1868–71;
on commission on corrosion of boilers in the navy 1874; on the
Thunderer boiler explosion committee 1876; experimented on
boiler explosions etc. 1876 to death; M.I.C.E. 14 Jany. 1868.
_d._ Chipping Sodbury, Gloucestershire 31 May 1894. _Min. of
proc. of Instit. of C.E. cxviii_ 450–2 (1894).

PHILLIPS, ELIZABETH (dau. of Thomas Rouse, lessee of Grecian
theatre, London, or of lieutenant James Rous of Fulham,
Middlesex). _b._ 1810; exhibited 7 pictures at R.A., 4 at B.I.,
and 27 at Suffolk st. 1832–78; assisted her husband in his
panoramas of The Ganges and of The Queen’s visit to Ireland;
among her better known pictures are The Dutch collection,
Grandfather’s cup and The Erasmus chapel in Westminster abbey;
_m._ 1837 Philip Phillips, the artist, he _d._ 29 May 1864;
resided at Stockwell, South London. _d._ 28 Jany. 1887. _Ellen
C. Clayton’s English female artists ii_ 230–4 (1876); _A.
Graves’ Dictionary of artists_ (1895) 218.

PHILLIPS, GEORGE (3 son of Francis Phillips of Dunwich, Suffolk,
farmer). _b._ Otley, Suffolk 11 Jany. 1804; master in Woodbridge
gr. sch.; master in Worcester gr. sch. to 1824; entered Magdalen
hall Oxf. 19 June 1824; migrated to Queen’s coll. Camb. 25 Oct.
1825; eighth wrangler 1829, B.A. 1829, M.A. 1832, B.D. 1839,
D.D. 1859, scholar of his college 1827, fellow 1830–46, tutor
to 1846, president Sept. 1857 to death; R. of Sandon, Essex
1846–57, restored the church; vice-chancellor of Camb. 1861–2;
founded and endowed a scholarship at Queen’s coll. of the annual
value of £40 in 1887; placed a clock called the Phillips clock
in the tower of Otley parish church 1887; author of A brief
treatise on the use of a case of instruments 1823, 2 ed. 1830;
A compendium of algebra 1824; The elements of euclid 1826;
Summation of series by definite integrals 1832; A commentary
on the Psalms, 2 vols. 1846, 2 ed. 1872; Short sermons on old
Messianic texts, Cambridge 1863; Mar Yâkúb’s Scholia on the Old
Testament 1864; Mar Yâkúb’s Letter on Syriac orthography 1869;
A Syriac grammar 1866; The doctrine of Addac the apostle 1876.
_d._ president’s lodge, Queen’s college, Cambridge 5 Feb. 1892.
_bur._ Mullingar, co. Westmeath. _Cambridge Review 11 Feb. 1892
p._ 192; _I.L.N. 13 Feb. 1892 p._ 197 _portrait_.

PHILLIPS, GEORGE LORT (1 son of John Lort Phillips, _d._ 1839).
_b._ 4 July 1811; educ. Harrow 1825 etc. and Trin. coll. Camb.;
sheriff of Pembrokeshire 1843; M.P. Pembrokeshire 19 Jany. 1861
to death. _d._ of injuries received while hunting Lawrenny park,
near Pembroke 30 Oct. 1866.

PHILLIPS, GEORGE ROBERT. _b._ 19 Dec. 1820; cornet 5 Madras
cavalry 9 Oct. 1839, captain 23 Nov. 1856; major Madras staff
corps 18 Feb. 1861, lieut. col. 18 June 1865; placed on
unemployed supernumerary list 1 July 1881; L.G. 14 Jany. 1887.
_d._ Hampstead 24 Jany. 1891.

PHILLIPS, GEORGE SEARLE. _b._ Peterborough Jany. 1816; educ.
Trin coll. Camb.; on staff of the New York World and the Herald
in New York 1836, returned to England 1837; settled at Sturton,
Lincolnshire 1838, a lecturer, removed to Tuxford, Notts.
1842, and to Leeds 1844; second master in school of Mechanics’
institute Leeds 1844; edited the Leeds Times 1845; secretary
of the People’s college at Huddersfield 1846; lecturer to the
Yorkshire union of mechanics’ institutes and literary societies
1854; on the staff of the Chicago Tribune; literary editor of
the New York Sun some years; confined in the Trenton lunatic
asylum 1873, and in the Morristown asylum New Jersey 1876 to
death; author under the pseudonym January Searle of The life,
character, and genius of Ebenezer Elliott the corn-law rhymer
1850, 2 ed. 1852; Chapters in the history of a life 1850; Leaves
from Sherwood forest 1850; The country sketch book of pastoral
scenes 1851; Memoirs of William Wordsworth 1852; Emerson, his
life and writings 1855; edited The history of Pel Verjuice by C.
R. Pemberton 1853; author of A guide to Peterborough cathedral
1843, 4 ed. 1853; The gypsies of the Danes’ dyke 1864; The
American republic foreshadowed in scripture 1864; Chicago and
her churches 1868; edited with F. R. Lees The truth seeker in
literature 1846–8. _d._ Morristown asylum New Jersey 14 Jany.
1889. _F. Ross’s Celebrities of the Yorkshire wolds_ (1878) 128;
_Appleton’s Annual Cyclopædia_ (1890) 644.

PHILLIPS, GILES FIRMAN. _b._ 1780; painted landscapes in
water-colours, especially views on the Thames; a member of
the new water-colour society; exhibited 17 pictures at R.A.,
10 at B.I., and 50 at Suffolk st. gallery 1830–58; author of
Principles of effect and colour as applicable to landscape
painting 1838, 3 ed. 1840; A practical treatise on drawing and
painting in water-colours 1839. _d._ 31 March 1867.

PHILLIPS, HENRY (son of Richard Phillips, barrister then an
actor, _m._ 1800 Miss Barnett, a singer). _b._ Bristol 13 Aug.
1801; sang soprano parts at the Haymarket and Drury Lane, known
as the singing Roscius 1810–17; a bass in Bishop’s Law of Java
at Covent Garden 11 May 1822, also in Arne’s Artaxerxes 1823;
his voice became baritone; sang the part of Caspar on the first
night of Der Freischutz at Covent Garden 14 Oct. 1824; took part
in provincial musical festivals; principal bass at the concerts
of ancient music 1825; entered the choir of Bavarian chapel
1825; sang as Hofer in The Tell of the Tyrol at Drury Lane 1830;
in Milner’s Gustave the third at Covent Garden 11 Nov. 1833; at
the Lyceum in Loder’s Nourjahad 21 July 1834, and in Barnett’s
Mountain sylph 25 Aug. 1834; gave table entertainments 1843–63;
visited U.S. of America 1844, produced Adventures in America, a
vocal entertainment 1845; sang at Philharmonic concert 15 March
1847; a scena was composed for him by Mendelssohn to words from
Ossian ‘On Lena’s gloomy heath’; retired at a farewell concert
25 Feb. 1863; a teacher of singing in Birmingham and then in
London; composed music to many songs, most popular being The
best of all good company 1840, and Shall I wastynge in despaire;
The emigrant ship 1845; his name is attached to upwards of 50
pieces; author of The true enjoyment of angling with music to
the songs 1843; Hints on declamation 1848. _d._ 192 Dalston
lane, Dalston, London 8 Nov. 1876. _bur._ Woking cemet. _H.
Phillips’s Musical recollections_, 2 _vols._ (1864) _portrait_;
_Actors by daylight ii_ 137 (1838) _portrait_; _The Oddfellow i_
53 (1839) _portrait_; _I.L.N. ii_ 239 (1843) _portrait_; _Era 19
Nov. 1876 p._ 5.

PHILLIPS, HENRY RICHARD. Horse dealer at 44 Cross st. Finsbury,
London 1835–42, and at 9 Albert gate, Knightsbridge 1849 to
death; a very large buyer of horses; held the contract for
supplying horses for the cavalry of the British army; Napoleon
III was one of his best customers and called a favourite horse
Phillips in his honour. _d._ London 10 Sept. 1886.

PHILLIPS, HENRY WYNDHAM (younger son of Thomas Phillips,
portrait painter 1770–1845). _b._ 1820; pupil of his father;
painted a few scriptural subjects 1845–9; painted portraits of
Charles Kean as Louis XI for the Garrick club, Dr. Wm. Prout
for the royal college of physicians, Robert Stephenson for
the Institution of civil engineers and of Nassau Wm. Senior;
secretary of Artists’ general benevolent institution 13 years;
exhibited 76 pictures at R.A. and 13 at B.I. 1838–68; his
picture The Magdalen has been engraved by George Zobel and his
Dreamy thoughts by W. J. Edwards. _d._ Hollow Combe, Sydenham,
Kent 8 Dec. 1868. _Athenæum ii_ 802 (1868); _Art Journal_ (1869)
29.

PHILLIPS, JAMES (son of rev. Richard Phillips). _b._ Nevendon,
Essex 22 April 1792; went to U.S. of America 1818; taught in
Harlem, New York; professor of mathematics in univ. of North
Carolina 1826 to death; prepared treatises on algebra, geometry,
trigonometry, and kindred subjects. _d._ Chapel Hill, North
Carolina 16 March 1867.

PHILLIPS, JOHN (son of John Phillips 1769–1808, an officer of
excise). _b._ Marden, Wiltshire 25 Dec. 1800; employed by his
uncle Wm. Smith the geologist in London; arranged the fossils
in the museum at York 1824, keeper of the museum 1824–40, hon.
curator 1840–4; F.G.S. 1828, Wollaston medallist 1845, president
1859–60; F.R.S. 10 April 1834; secretary of York philosophical
society to 1840; assistant secretary of the British Association
1832–59; professor of geology at King’s college London 1834–44,
and at Trin. coll. Dublin 1844–5; employed on the geological
survey 1840–4; matric. from Magdalen coll. Oxf. 25 Oct. 1853,
M.A. 1853, D.C.L. 13 June 1866; hon. fellow of his college May
1868 to death; deputy at Oxford for Wm. Buckland the professor
of geology 1853–6, reader in geology 1856, professor 1857;
keeper of the Ashmolean museum, Oxford 1854–70; curator of the
new museums at Oxford 1857; hon. LL.D. Dublin 1857 and Cambridge
1866; president of British Assoc. 1865; admitted to freedom of
the Turner’s company April 1874; author of Illustrations of
the geology of Yorkshire, 2 vols. 1829–36; A guide to geology
1834; Geological map of the British isles 1842; Memoirs of
William Smith, 2 vols. 1844; Life on the earth, its origin
and succession 1860; Vesuvius 1869; Geology of Oxford and the
valley of the Thames 1871, and of more than a hundred papers
in scientific periodicals. _d._ from the result of a fall on
the staircase All Soul’s college Oxford 24 April 1874. _bur._
the cemetery, York 30 April, bust in museum at Oxford, and
portrait at Geological soc. London. _Geological Mag._ (1870)
301 _portrait_, _and_ (1874) 240; _A. Geikie’s Life of sir R.
I. Murchison i_ 130, _ii_ 106, 374 (1875); _Athenæum 2 May 1874
pp._ 597–8;. _I.L.N. xlvii_ 288 (1865) _portrait_, _lxiv_ 457,
458 (1874) _portrait_; _Graphic ix_ 490, 505 (1874) _portrait_;
_Nature ix_ 510 (1874).

PHILLIPS, JOHN ARTHUR (son of John Phillips, mineral agent
1793–1851). _b._ Polgooth, near St. Austell, Cornwall 18
Feb. 1822; studied at the Ecole des mines, Paris from Dec.
1844, a graduate 1846; employed in a French colliery 1846–8;
mining engineer and consulting metallurgist in London 1848–68;
professor of metallurgy at college for civil engineers Putney
1848–50; went to California 1853, 1865 and 1866; manager of
works of Widnes Metal company at Liverpool 1868–77; F.G.S. 1872,
vice-president to death; M.I.C.E. 6 Dec. 1870; M.C.S. 1847;
F.R.S. 2 June 1881; author of A manual of metallurgy 1852, 3
ed. 1859; Gold mining and assaying 1852, 2 ed. 1853; Records of
mining and metallurgy 1857; Elements of metallurgy 1874, 3 ed.
1891; with W. H. Dorman edited W. Truran’s The iron manufacture
of Great Britain, 2 ed. 1862; and of many papers in scientific
periodicals 1842–86. _d._ 18 Fopstone road, Kensington, London 4
Jany. 1887. _Boase and Courtney’s Bill Cornub. i_ 481–2 (1874),
_iii_ 1312 (1882); _Min. of proc. of Instit. of C.E. lxxxix_
481–4 (1887); _Proc. of Royal Soc. xliii pp. iii–iv_ (1888);
_Academy xxxi_ 29 (1887); _Nature xxxv_ 248 (1887).

PHILLIPS, JOHN JONES. _b._ Wales 1843; educ. Mill hill school,
and at Guy’s hospital 1860; matric. at Univ. of London 1860,
M.B. 1864, M.D. 1867; M.R.C.S. 1864; L.R.C.P. 1864, M.R.C.P.
1868; assistant obstetric physician at Guy’s 1869; physician
to hospital for sick children and to Royal maternity charity
1869; sec. to the Hunterian and then to the Obstetrical soc.
1871 to death; practised at 26 Finsbury sq. London; joint editor
of Guy’s hospital reports for some time. _d._ 26 Finsbury sq.
London 22 Jany. 1874. _Obstetrical Journal Feb. 1874 pp._ 774–6;
_Lancet 31 Jany. 1874 p._ 182.

PHILLIPS, JOHN ROLAND (only son of David Phillips of Cilgerran,
Pembrokeshire). _b._ Cilgerran 18 June 1844; in a solicitor’s
office at Cardigan; won the prize at Cardigan eisteddfod Aug.
1866 for the best essay on the History of Cilgerran, printed
1867; the first secretary of the Cymrodorion society when
revived in 1873; barrister L.I. 10 June 1870; deputy associate
on South Wales circuit 1877–80; stipendiary magistrate of West
Ham, near London 22 June 1881 to death, being the first under
the act giving local boards power to appoint magistrates; author
of A list of the sheriffs of Cardiganshire 1868; Memoirs of the
civil war in Wales and the marches, 2 vols. 1874; An attempt
at a concise history of Glamorgan 1879; collated and restored
monuments of Howard family for duke of Norfolk; collected
records for sir W. Harcourt’s commission on city of London 1884.
_d._ The Limes, South Hampstead 3 June 1887. _Bygones in Wales_
(1887) 323; _Law Journal 11 June 1887 p._ 345.

PHILLIPS, JOHN SAMUEL (son of Samuel Phillips, an officer in the
Middle Temple). _b._ in the Middle Temple, London 23 March 1799;
educ. St. Paul’s school 1808–14; law stationer in partnership
with James Taverner Reed of Bishop’s court, Lincoln’s inn;
freeman of the city 1820; a liveryman of the Cooks’ co.; member
of Metropolitan board of works for the Strand district 1857 to
death; member of the court of the Cambridge asylum for soldiers’
widows to death; a founder of the Law writers’ institution and
president 1846 to death. _d._ 54 Euston sq. London 4 Jany. 1879.
_bur._ Highgate cemet. 11 Jany. _Metropolitan 11 Jany. 1879 pp._
26, 29.