Sir George Philips, 2nd Baronet (23 December 1789 – 22 February 1883) was a British Whig politician. He was the eldest son of

Sir George Philips, 1st Baronet Sir George Philips, 1st Baronet (24 March 1766 – 3 October 1847) was an English textile industrialist and politician. He was closely associated with Manchesterism and has been described as the "unofficial member for Manchester", though not for ...

of Sedgley, near Manchester and Weston House, near Chipping Norton, Warwickshire and was educated at

Eton College Eton College () is a public school in Eton, Berkshire, England. It was founded in 1440 by Henry VI under the name ''Kynge's College of Our Ladye of Eton besyde Windesore'',Nevill, p. 3 ff. intended as a sister institution to King's College, ...

(1805–08) and

Trinity College, Cambridge Trinity College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge. Founded in 1546 by King Henry VIII, Trinity is one of the largest Cambridge colleges, with the largest financial endowment of any college at either Cambridge or Oxford. ...

(1808). He succeeded his father as 2nd Baronet on 3 October 1847. He was

Member of Parliament A member of parliament (MP) is the representative in parliament of the people who live in their electoral district. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, this term refers only to members of the lower house since upper house members o ...

(MP) for Horsham from 1818 to 1820 (while below the age of 21), for

Steyning Steyning ( ) is a town and civil parish in the Horsham district of West Sussex, England. It is located at the north end of the River Adur gap in the South Downs, four miles (6.4 km) north of the coastal town of Shoreham-by-Sea. The smaller ...

from 1820 to 1824, for

Kidderminster Kidderminster is a large market and historic minster town and civil parish in Worcestershire, England, south-west of Birmingham and north of Worcester. Located north of the River Stour and east of the River Severn, in the 2011 census, it ha ...

from 1835 to 1837, and for Poole from 1837 to 1852. He was

High Sheriff of Warwickshire This is a list of sheriffs and high sheriffs of the English county of Warwickshire. The Sheriff is the oldest secular office under the Crown. Formerly the Sheriff was the principal law enforcement officer in the county but over the centuries most ...

for 1859–60. He married the Hon. Sarah Georgina Cavendish, the daughter of

Richard Cavendish, 2nd Baron Waterpark Richard Cavendish, 2nd Baron Waterpark FSA (13 July 1765 – 1 June 1830), was an Anglo-Irish politician and peer. Early life Waterpark was the son of Sir Henry Cavendish, 2nd Baronet and Sarah Cavendish, 1st Baroness Waterpark. Waterpark suc ...

. They had two daughters, the elder of whom, Juliana, married the 2nd Earl of Camperdown and was the mother of the artist and courtier

Julia, Lady Abercromby Julia Janet Georgiana Abercromby, Baroness Abercromby (née Haldane-Duncan; 24 January 1840 – 8 December 1915) was a British courtier, noblewoman, and artist. Life The Hon. Julia Janet Georgiana Haldane-Duncan was born on 24 January 1840 in N ...

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