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George Phillips (other)
George Phillips may refer to: Military * George Phillips (USMC) (1926–1945), US Marine and Medal of Honor recipient * George Frederick Phillips (1862–1904), Spanish–American War Medal of Honor recipient Politics * George Phillips (Australian politician) (1843–1921), surveyor and member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly * George Lort Phillips (1811–1866), British member of parliament Religion * George Phillips (Watertown) (died 1644), seventeenth-century American religious leader and founder of Watertown, Massachusetts * George Phillips (orientalist) (1804–1892), English churchman, orientalist and mathematician * George Phillips (priest), archdeacon in the Diocese of Rupert's Land Other * George Phillips (canon lawyer) (1804–1872), German canon lawyer * George Phillips (American football) (1921–1994), American football player * George Bagster Phillips (1835–1897), London police surgeon * G. Godfrey Phillips George Godfrey Phillips CBE (7 June 1900 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Phillips (USMC)
Private George Phillips (July 14, 1926 – March 14, 1945) was a United States Marine who was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor for sacrificing his own life to save the lives of fellow Marines on Iwo Jima by throwing himself over an activated hand grenade. Biography George Phillips was born in Bates County, Missouri on July 14, 1926, and worked on the railroad before enlisting in the United States Marine Corps at the age of 17 on April 25, 1944. During the Battle of Iwo Jima, the night of March 14, 1945, Private Phillips was standing guard as the other Marines in his unit were resting. A Japanese soldier tossed a hand grenade toward the group. Realizing the gravity of the situation, Phillips sacrificed his life by smothering the blast of the grenade with his own body to save the lives of his fellow Marines. For this action, he was awarded his nation's highest military decoration – the Medal of Honor. The decoration was received by his uncle, with whom Pvt. Phillips had ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Frederick Phillips
George Frederick Phillips, (March 8, 1862 – June 4, 1904) was a U.S. Navy Machinist First Class who received the Medal of Honor for his actions during the Spanish–American War in 1899. Background Phillips was born to Andrew and Elizabeth Ross Phillips, both natives of Ireland. He began his professional life as a mechanic for the Intercolonial Railway in Moncton. Phillips later worked on liners for the Mallory Steamship Company between New York and Texas. US Military Service in the Spanish American War Phillips went to Galveston, Texas, where he joined the United States Navy in March 1898. During the Spanish–American War he was aboard a ship that made its way to the entrance to the harbor at Santiago de Cuba. There, the , a 3362-ton collier, was supplying coal to U.S. warships. On June 3, 1898, in a daring attempt to bottle up the Spanish cruiser squadron, the ''Merrimac'' was scuttled inside the entrance of Santiago Harbor in an attempt to block the passage of the Spanish f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Phillips (Australian Politician)
George Phillips (1843 – 2 June 1921) was a surveyor, and member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly in Australia. Early days Phillips was born in Burslem, Staffordshire, on October 12, 1843 to parents George Phillips, and his wife Emily Irwin (née Onge). After arriving in New South Wales on the Merlin in September 1852 he was educated at Dr William Wools Private School in Parramatta. George settled in Brisbane Queensland in 1862 at 19 years of age. Surveying career Phillips joined the Roads Department in 1862 and in 1863 shifted to the Lands Department. He accompanied William Landsborough to Burketown in 1866 explored west of Bowen and discovered and named the Diamantina River. Landsborough and Phillips founded Normanton, he surveyed the town in 1867. In 1868 he became Staff Surveyor of Kennedy, surveying the towns of Bowen, Townsville, Cardwell, Ingham and Mackay. Whilst in Bowen, George lodged at the Victoria Hotel, John Bourner was the licensee. He married E ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Lort Phillips
George Lort-Phillips (4 July 1811 – 30 October 1866) was Conservative Member of Parliament for Pembrokeshire in Wales from 1861 until his death. Biography George Lort Phillips was born in Stokenham, Devon, the eldest son of John Lort Philipps by his marriage to Augusta Ilbert. He was educated at Harrow and Trinity College, Cambridge. He was a Deputy Lieutenant of Pembrokeshire from 1835. He married, in 1841, Isabella Georgina Allen, youngest daughter of John Hensleigh Allen who had been the Whig member of parliament for the borough of Pembroke from 1818 to 1826. He was High Sheriff of Pembrokeshire in 1843. He inherited the Lawrenny, Rosemarket, and Nash estates in 1851 on the death of Sir William Owen-Barlow, 8th Baronet. In 1861 a by-election in Pembrokeshire was called when the sitting member, John Campbell, Viscount Emlyn, succeeded his father Earl Cawdor in his earldom and seat in the House of Lords. Lort Phillips retained his seat at the 1865 general elect ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Phillips (Watertown)
George Phillips (c. 1593 – July 1, 1644) was an English-born Puritan minister who led, along with Richard Saltonstall, a group of English settlers up the Charles River to settle in what is now Watertown, Massachusetts in 1630. A Puritan who was part of the Great Migration from England to New England, Phillips was a contemporary of, and often shared differing views with, John Winthrop. He established the first Congregational Church in Watertown and was one of the early influencers of the Congregational Church in North America. His descendants number in the thousands and are well represented in American history in the clergy, local and national politics, business, and social justice arenas. Early life Phillips was born in Raynham, Norfolk, England. He earned a B.A. from Gonville and Caius College of the University of Cambridge in 1613, and subsequently earned an M.A. degree in 1617. There he was a classmate of John Allin. By 1630 Phillips was the village vicar of Boxted, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Phillips (orientalist)
George Phillips (11 January 1804 – 5 February 1892), was an English churchman and academic, known as an orientalist and mathematician. He was also the Rector of Sandon, Essex, the President of Queens' College, Cambridge , from 1857 until his death and Vice-Chancellor of Cambridge University from 1861 to 1862. Early life and education Born in Dunwich, Suffolk, he was the son of Francis Phillips, a farmer. After spending his early years in farm work, and acquiring a knowledge of mathematics in his spare time, Phillips became a master at the grammar school in Woodbridge, Suffolk, and later at that in Worcester. While at Worcester he published his first works, ''A Brief Treatise on the Use of a Case of Instruments'' (1823) and ''A Compendium of Algebra'' (1824). In 1824 Phillips left Worcester in order to enter Magdalen Hall, Oxford, but after a short residence migrated to Queens' College, Cambridge, in October 1825. He won a scholarship in 1827 and graduated BA in 1829 with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Phillips (priest)
The Venerable George Edward Phillips was an Archdeacon in the Diocese of Rupert's Land from 1958 until 1967.'' Crockford's Clerical Directory 1975–76'' p 777:London, OUP, 1976 Phillips was educated at St. John's College, Manitoba and ordained in 1933. After a curacy in Roblin held incumbencies at Shoal Lakes and Winnipeg Winnipeg () is the capital and largest city of the province of Manitoba in Canada. It is centred on the confluence of the Red and Assiniboine rivers, near the longitudinal centre of North America. , Winnipeg had a city population of 749,6 .... He was also a Chaplain in the RCAF from 1942 to 1945. Notes University of Manitoba alumni Archdeacons of Winnipeg Archdeacons of Selkirk Canadian Anglican priests Royal Canadian Air Force chaplains {{Canada-Christian-clergy-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Phillips (canon Lawyer)
George Phillips (6 September 1804 – 6 September 1872) was a German canon lawyer. Life He was born in Königsberg, the son of James Phillips, an Englishman who had acquired wealth as a merchant in Königsberg, and of a Scotswoman née Hay. On completing his course at the gymnasium, George studied law at the Universities of Berlin and Göttingen (1822–24); his principal teachers were von Savigny and Karl Friedrich Eichhorn, and, under the influence of the latter, he devoted himself mainly to the study of Germanic law. After obtaining the degree of Doctor of Law at Göttingen in 1824, he paid a long visit to England. In 1826 he qualified at Berlin as ''Privatdozent'' (tutor) for German law, and in 1827 was appointed professor extraordinary in this faculty. In the same year he married Charlotte Housselle, who belonged to a French Protestant family settled in Berlin. Phillips formed a close friendship with his colleague K. E. Jarcke, professor at Berlin since 1825, who had enter ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Phillips (American Football)
George Cannady Phillips (August 14, 1921 – December 11, 1994) was an American football linebacker who played one season with the Cleveland Rams of the National Football League. He was drafted by the Philadelphia Eagles in the eighth round of the 1944 NFL Draft. He played college football at the University of California, Los Angeles and attended John C. Fremont High School in Los Angeles, California Los Angeles ( ; es, Los Ángeles, link=no , ), often referred to by its initials L.A., is the largest city in the state of California and the second most populous city in the United States after New York City, as well as one of the world' .... References External linksJust Sports Stats {{DEFAULTSORT:Phillips, George 1921 births 1994 deaths Players of American football from Los Angeles American football linebackers UCLA Bruins football players Cleveland Rams players John C. Fremont High School alumni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Bagster Phillips
George Bagster Phillips (February 1835 in Camberwell, Surrey – 27 October 1897 in London) was, from 1865, the Police Surgeon for the Metropolitan Police's 'H' Division, which covered London's Whitechapel district. He came to prominence during the murders of Jack the Ripper when he conducted or attended autopsies on the bodies of four of the victims, namely Annie Chapman, Elizabeth Stride, Catherine Eddowes and Mary Jane Kelly. He was called by the police to the murder scenes of three of them: Chapman, Stride and Kelly. Detective Chief Inspector Walter Dew, who was a detective constable in the Whitechapel CID throughout the Ripper investigation, and who knew Phillips well, remembered him as being in his fifties in 1888. "He was a character," Dew later wrote, " An elderly man, he was ultra old-fashioned both in his personal appearance and his dress. He used to look for all the world as though he had stepped out of a century-old painting. His manners were charming: he was i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Philips (other)
George Philips may refer to: * Sir George Philips, 1st Baronet (1766–1847), English Member of Parliament * Sir George Philips, 2nd Baronet (1789–1874), son of the 1st Baronet, English Member of Parliament * George Philips (cricketer) (1831–1886), English first-class cricketer See also * George Phillips (other) George Phillips may refer to: Military * George Phillips (USMC) (1926–1945), US Marine and Medal of Honor recipient * George Frederick Phillips (1862–1904), Spanish–American War Medal of Honor recipient Politics * George Phillips (Austral ... * George Philip (other) {{hndis, name= Philips, George ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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