John Phillips
Member of the Wisconsin State Senate
In office
1891
Member of the Wisconsin State Assembly
In office
1860, 1864
Personal details
Born(1823-11-04)November 4, 1823
Richmond, Vermont
DiedJuly 26, 1903(1903-07-26) (aged 79)
Stevens Point, Wisconsin
Political partyRepublican
EducationRush Medical College
OccupationPhysician, politician
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John Phillips (November 4, 1823 – July 26, 1903) was an American physician and politician.

Biography

John Phillips was born in Richmond, Vermont.[1] He moved to Wiota, Wisconsin Territory in 1846, where he taught school and studied medicine. In 1848, he moved to Stevens Point, Wisconsin.[2] Phillips graduated from Rush Medical College in 1853.[3]

He was an abolitionist. He served in local government in town government, board of education, and on the Portage County, Wisconsin Board of Supervisors. He served in the Wisconsin State Assembly in 1860 and 1864 as a Republican and in the Wisconsin State Senate in 1891.[2][3] He also served on the Wisconsin Normal School Board of Regents and on the United States Military Academy Board of Visitors.[3]

Phillips died in Stevens Point on July 26, 1903.[2]

Notes

  1. ↑ Nelke, D. I., ed. (1895). The Columbian Biographical Dictionary and Portrait Gallery of the Representative Men of the United States, Wisconsin Volume, Part 1. Chicago: The Lewis Publishing Company. pp. 267–269. Retrieved February 15, 2023 – via Google Books.
  2. 1 2 3 Proceedings of the State Historical Society at its Annual Meeting. Vol. 51. Wisconsin Historical Society. 1904. p. 97. Retrieved February 15, 2023 – via Google Books.
  3. 1 2 3 The Blue Book of the State of Wisconsin. 1895. p. 669. Retrieved February 15, 2023 – via Google Books.


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