Modern English biography

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.