Robert Charles Phillimore (19 August 1871 – 12 September 1919) was a
British
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liberal politician.
The eldest son of
Walter Phillimore
Walter George Frank Phillimore, 1st Baron Phillimore, (21 November 1845 – 13 March 1929), known as Sir Walter Phillimore, 2nd Baronet, from 1885 to 1918, was a British lawyer and judge.
Biography
Phillimore was the son of Sir Robert Phillimo ...
, he was educated at
Westminster School
(God Gives the Increase)
, established = Earliest records date from the 14th century, refounded in 1560
, type = Public school Independent day and boarding school
, religion = Church of England
, head_label = Hea ...
then
Christ Church, Oxford
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. He served as
President of the Oxford Union
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in the Michaelmas terms of 1892 and 1895, the last person to hold the office twice. Rules prohibit such practice (since a later date).
Living in London, Phillimore became active in the
Liberal Party
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, standing unsuccessfully for
Ripon
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at the
1895 United Kingdom general election
The 1895 United Kingdom general election was held from 13 July to 7 August 1895.
William Gladstone had retired as Prime Minister the previous year, and Queen Victoria, disregarding Gladstone's advice to name Lord Spencer as his successor, ap ...
. He was also a member of the
Fabian Society
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from 1893. He served as the
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...
secretary for Marylebone, and was elected to the
civil parish council of
Saint Pancras (covering at a lower tier than the relevant Metropolitan Borough from Kings Cross to Camden Town).
From 1898 until 1919, Phillimore co-represented
Deptford
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on
London County Council
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. He stood unsuccessfully in
St Albans
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at the
December 1910 United Kingdom general election
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The election took place following the efforts of ...
.
During
World War I
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, Phillimore volunteered at the
Hôpital Temporaire d'Arc-en-Barrois
Hôpital Temporaire d'Arc-en-Barrois was an emergency evacuation hospital serving the French 3rd Army Corps during World War I. It was organised and staffed by British volunteers and served French soldiers.
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Hôpital Temporaire d'Arc-en- ...
, an evacuation hospital in France.
His calendar of probate entry, a free public document, states he lived at Kendals Hall,
Radlett
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,
Hertfordshire
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and that his passing led to a few shillings less than passing to beneficiaries.
[ His wife, Lucy, was executrix.][https://probatesearch.service.gov.uk Calendar of Probates and Administrations] It ascribes to him the style ''Right Honorable''.[
]
References
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1871 births
1919 deaths
Alumni of Christ Church, Oxford
Liberal Party (UK) parliamentary candidates
Members of London County Council
Members of the Fabian Society
People educated at Westminster School, London
Presidents of the Oxford Union
Progressive Party (London) politicians