Simeon Phillips (1847 – 22 February 1925) was an Australian politician. He was born in

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to rabbi Solomon Phillips and Caroline Solomon. He worked as a jeweller before entering politics, and settled in

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where he was an alderman (1880–99) and mayor (1883–91). In 1895 he was elected to the

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as the

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member for

. He served until his defeat in 1904. Phillips retired to Sydney in 1910 and died at Rose Bay in 1925.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Phillips, Simeon 1847 births 1925 deaths Members of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly