John R. Phillips (American politician)
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John Phillips | |
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Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from California | |
In office January 3, 1943 – January 3, 1957 | |
Preceded by | New seat |
Succeeded by | Dalip Singh Saund |
Constituency | 22nd district (1943–53) 29th district (1953–57) |
Member of the California Senate from the 37th district | |
In office January 4, 1937 – November 15, 1942 | |
Preceded by | Leonard Difani |
Succeeded by | Nelson S. Dilworth |
Member of the California State Assembly from the 76th district | |
In office January 2, 1933 – January 4, 1937 | |
Preceded by | Chester M. Kline |
Succeeded by | Nelson S. Dilworth |
City council member of Banning, California | |
In office 1930–1932 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, U.S. | September 11, 1887
Died | December 18, 1983 Palm Springs, California, U.S. | (aged 96)
Resting place | Desert Memorial Park |
Political party | Republican |
Alma mater | Haverford College |
Military service | |
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Battles/wars | World War I |
John Phillips (September 11, 1887 – December 18, 1983) was an American businessman and veteran of World War I who served seven terms a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from California from 1943 to 1957.
Early life and career
[edit]John Phillips was born in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania. He moved to St. Davids, Pennsylvania, in 1891. He graduated from Haverford College in 1910.
World War I
[edit]He served in the United States Army during World War I,[1] where he served in the Adjutant General's Office and in Ordinance 1917–1919.
He moved to California in 1924 and worked as a business analyst and rancher.
Political career
[edit]He was a member of the city council of Banning, California, 1930–1932. He served in the California Assembly from 1933 to 1937, and was a member of the California Senate from 1937 to 1942. He was a member of the United States delegation to the Eleventh World's Dairy Congress in Berlin in 1937.
Congress
[edit]Phillips was elected as a Republican to the Seventy-eighth and to the six succeeding Congresses. He was not a candidate for renomination in 1956.
He was a delegate to Republican National Conventions in 1944, 1948, 1952, 1956, and 1960.
Private life
[edit]He was a member of the American Battle Monuments Commission from 1952 to 1961. He was engaged as a public relations counselor and was a resident of Hemet, California, until his death in Palm Springs, California, on December 18, 1983. Interment in Desert Memorial Park, Cathedral City, California.
References
[edit]- ^ Vassar, Alexander C. (2011). Legislators of California (PDF). Retrieved 23 November 2016.
External links
[edit]- United States Congress. "John R. Phillips (id: P000309)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
- The Political Graveyard
- "John Phillips". US Congressman. Find a Grave. May 10, 2002. Retrieved July 1, 2011.
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