Fremont Orestes Phillips (March 16, 1856 – February 21, 1936) was an American lawyer and politician who served as a

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from Ohio for one term from 1899 to 1901.

Biography

Born in

Lafayette, Ohio Lafayette is a village in Allen County, Ohio, United States. The population was 445 at the 2010 census. It is included in the Lima, Ohio Metropolitan Statistical Area. History The village was incorporated in 1868. Geography Lafayette is loc ...

, Phillips attended the public schools. He moved to

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, in 1873. He attended Medina High School, Medina Normal School both in Medina and Kenyon College in

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. He studied law. He was admitted to the bar in 1880 and commenced practice in

. He was in the

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. He served as mayor of Medina 1886–1890. He served as probate judge of Medina County 1892–1897. Phillips was elected as a Republican to the Fifty-sixth Congress (March 4, 1899 – March 3, 1901). He was an unsuccessful candidate for renomination in 1900. He resumed the practice of law in Medina, Ohio. He served as chairman of the Medina County Republican Central committee 1916–1934. Phillips was again elected probate judge of Medina County in 1924. He was reelected in 1928 and served until 1932. He died in Medina, Ohio, February 21, 1936. He was interred in Spring Grove Cemetery.

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