John Phillips (September 11, 1887 – December 18, 1983) was an American businessman and veteran of

World War I World War I (28 July 1914 11 November 1918), often abbreviated as WWI, was one of the deadliest global conflicts in history. Belligerents included much of Europe, the Russian Empire, the United States, and the Ottoman Empire, with fightin ...

who served seven terms a member of the

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from

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from 1943 to 1957.

Early life and career

John Phillips was born in

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. He moved to St. Davids, Pennsylvania, in 1891. He graduated from Haverford College in 1910.

World War I

He served in the

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during

, 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

He was a member of the city council of Banning, California, 1930–1932. He served in the

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from 1933 to 1937, and was a member of the

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from 1937 to 1942. He was a member of the United States delegation to the Eleventh World's Dairy Congress in

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in 1937.

Congress

Phillips was elected as a Republican to the Seventy-eighth and to the six succeeding Congresses. He was not a candidate for renomination in

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. He was a delegate to Republican National Conventions in

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, 1948,

1952 Events January–February * January 26 – Black Saturday in Egypt: Rioters burn Cairo's central business district, targeting British and upper-class Egyptian businesses. * February 6 ** Princess Elizabeth, Duchess of Edinburgh, becomes m ...

, and

1960 It is also known as the "Year of Africa" because of major events—particularly the independence of seventeen African nations—that focused global attention on the continent and intensified feelings of Pan-Africanism. Events January * Jan ...

Private life

He was a member of the

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from 1952 to 1961. He was engaged as a public relations counselor and was a resident of

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, until his death in Palm Springs, California, on December 18, 1983. Interment in

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