Philbrook is a
locational surname
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origin. An alternative spelling is
Philbrick Philbrick is a locational surname of British origin. An alternative spelling is Philbrook. The surname spread to America when Thomas Philbrick emigrated to Massachusetts in 1633. Retrieved 25 January 2014. The name may refer to:
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. The surname spread to America when Thomas Philbrick emigrated to Massachusetts in 1633.
[ Retrieved 25 January 2014.] The name may refer to:
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Frank Philbrook
Frank Arthur Philbrook (9 November 1931 30 October 2017) was a Liberal party member of the House of Commons of Canada. He graduated from the University of Toronto as MD in 1958, and was a member of the College of Family Physicians of Canada. ...
(born 1931), Canadian politician
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George Philbrook
George Warren Philbrook (October 10, 1884 – March 25, 1964) was an American football player and coach, track and field athlete and coach, and college athletics administrator. He competed at the 1912 Summer Olympics, where failed to complete his ...
(1884–1964), American athlete
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James Philbrook
James Philbrook was an American actor who appeared in several major films, including ''I Want to Live!'' (1958), ''Woman Obsessed'' and as Colonel Tall in the 1964 war picture '' The Thin Red Line''. He had supporting roles on television, includi ...
(1924–1982), American actor
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John N. Philbrook
John M. Philbrook (1840–1923) was an American politician from Maine. A Republican, Philbrook served a term in the Maine House of Representatives (1893–1894) and in the Maine Senate (1903–1904) from Bethel, Maine. He also served as an Oxf ...
(1840–1923), American politician
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Mary Philbrook
Mary Philbrook (1872-1958) was the first female attorney in New Jersey, and the first female to be admitted to the bar association in New Jersey. The New Jersey Supreme Court initially refused Philbrook's petition in 1894 on the grounds that no ...
(1872–1958), American lawyer
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Simon Philbrook
Simon Philbrook (born 11 October 1965) was an English cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman who played for Cumberland. He was born in Luton, Bedfordshire.
Philbrook made a single List A appearance for the team during the 1986 NatWest Trophy ...
(born 1965), British cricket player
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Warren C. Philbrook (1857–1933), American politician
See also
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Philbrook, Minnesota
Philbrook is an unincorporated community in Todd County, Minnesota, United States. It is along Todd County Road 28 near Red Pine Road. Nearby places include Staples, Motley, Cushing, and Browerville.
History
Philbrook began as ''Riverside'' in ...
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Philbrook Farm Inn
The Philbrook Farm Inn is a historic inn on North Road in Shelburne, New Hampshire. At the core of the inn's holdings is a farmhouse whose oldest section dates to about 1834. Operated as a tourist accommodation since 1861, it was for 120 years r ...
, New Hampshire
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Philbrook Museum of Art
Philbrook Museum of Art is an art museum with expansive formal gardens located in Tulsa, Oklahoma. The museum, which opened in 1939, is located in a former 1920s villa, "Villa Philbrook", the home of Oklahoma oil pioneer Waite Phillips and his wi ...
, Oklahoma
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Samuel D. Philbrook House
The Samuel D. Philbrook House is a historic house at 162 Main Street in Bethel, Maine. Built in 1878-79 by a local businessman, it is probably the most elaborate Italianate residence in the community, and one of the finest of the type in Oxford ...
, Maine
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