John Phillips was a Federalist member of the

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who served

Pennsylvania's 3rd congressional district Pennsylvania's third congressional district includes several areas of the city of Philadelphia, including West Philadelphia, most of Center City, and parts of North Philadelphia. It has been represented by Democrat Dwight Evans since 2019. With ...

from March 1821 to March 1823. Philips, who was born in

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, served only a single term in the Seventeenth Congress. While it was noted that he had a limited education, there is remarkably little, if any, additional documentation available about him, including the years of his birth and death.

Sources

The Political Graveyard
{{DEFAULTSORT:Phillips, John Politicians from Chester County, Pennsylvania Year of birth unknown Year of death unknown Place of death unknown Federalist Party members of the United States House of Representatives from Pennsylvania