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 PHILIPS

PHILIPSE

under Admiral Sampson in Cuban waters during the Spanish American war, beiiif? conspicuous in the naval battle of Santiago, July 3, 1898. He was promoted commodore. Aug. 10. 1898; com- manded the North Atlantic squadron on the flag- ship Xeic York, September, 1898, to January, 1899, and the Brooklyn navy yard from 1899 until his death. He was promoted rear admiral, March 3, 1899. On Feb. 4, 1899, he was presented by Governor Roosevelt, in behalf of several New York friends, with a handsome sword in com- memoration of his services in the destruction of Cervera's fleet off Santiago. He was conspicuous for his interest in religious matters and in the work of the Y.M.C.A., and his request to his crew not to cheer, when the Spanish sailors were dying all around them, indicates his character. He died in Brooklyn. N. Y.. June .30, 1900.

PHILIPS, George Morris, educator, was born in Atgleii. Pa.. Oct. 'JS. 1851; son of John Morris and Sarah (Jones) Philips; grandson of George and Elizabeth (Morris) Philips and of Thomas and Eliza (Todd) Jones, and a descendant of Joseph Philips and of Griffith John Jones of Pembroke- shire, Wales, who emigrated to Chester Co., Pa., in 175.5 and 1712 respectively. He was graduated from Bucknell university, A.B., 1871, A.M., 1874; was professor of mathematics at INIouongahela college, 1871-73; professor of higher mathematics at the Pennsylvania State Normal school, AVest Chester, 1873-78; j^rofessor of mathematics and astronomy at Bucknell university, 1878-81, and principal of the Pennsylvania State Normal school from 1881. He was elected president of the Cliester County Historical society; member of the Sons of the Revolution; president of the Pennsylvania State Teachers' association, 1891; vice-president of the National Educational asso- ciation, 1894, and trustee of Bucknell university, of which he was elected president in 1888, and was also appointed state superintendent of public instruction of Pennsylvania, but declined both offices. He was made a member of the college and university council of Pennsylvania and director and vice-president of the local banks. He received the degree of Ph. D. from Bucknell in 1884. His publislied works include: Astronomy (with Isaac Sharpless, 1882); Natural Philosophy (1883); Key to Philosophy (with C. C. Balderson, 1884); Civil Government of Pennsylvania (1893); Geography of Pennsylvania (1895).

PHILIPS, John Fines, jurist, was born in Thrall's Prairie, Boone county, Mo., Dec. 31, 1834; son of Jolm G. and Mary (Copeland) Philips; grandson of John and Mary Philips and of John and Sarah Copeland. and of Scotch-Irish descent. He attended the University of Missouri, 1851-53; was graduated at Centre college, Ky., 1855; studied law at Fayette, Mo.; was married, May 14.

1857, to Fleecie Batterton of Danville, and prac- tised law in Georgetown, 1857-61; Sedalia, 1865-82, and Kansas City, Mo., 1882-«3. He was a member of the state constitutional convention of 1861; served as colonel of the 7th Missouri cavalry in the U.S. Volunteer army, 1861-65. and was brevetted brigadier-general in the state militia. He was a delegate to the Democratic national convention of 1808, a representative from the seventh Missouri district in the 44th and 46th congresses, 1875-77 and 1880-81; commissioner to the Pan Presbyterian convention, Edinburgh, Scotland, 1877; commissioner of the supreme court of Missouri, 1883-85; presiding judge of the Kansas City court of appeals, 1885-88, and U.S district judge for the western district of Missouri from June 25, 1888. He received the honorary degree of LL.D. from Centre college, Kentucky, in 1888, and from Central college, Fayette, Mo., and the University of Missouri, Columbia, Mo., in 1890.

PHILIPSE, Frederick, last lord of Philipse Manor, was born in New York city in 1746; son of Frederick Philipse (1690-1751), and great- grandson of Frederick Philipse (1626-1702), first lord of the manor of Philipsborough, West- chester county, N.Y., who built the first manor house, Castle Philipse and Philipse church, Sleepy Hollow, N.Y., and married, fir.st, the widow of Peter Rudolphus De Vries, and the owner of considerable property, and secondly in 1690, Cath- erine, daughter of Oloff I. Van Cortland. Fred- erick, the last lord of the manor, was graduated at King's (afterward Columbia) college in 1773, in the class with Beverley Robinson (q.v.), who married his sister Susanna. He was captain of dragoons in the British armj-; a member of the assembly of the colony of New York, and the last lord of the manor of Philipseborough. He was anxious to maintain his friendship for the mother country witliout offending the patriots, among whom he had many friends, but early in the Revo- lution his sympathies for the crown became more marked and liis property was confiscated, and he was proscribed and banislied by the Conti- nental congress. His sister Mary married Col. Roger Morris of the British army, in 1758, and before this marriage, while a guest at the home of lier brother-in-law, Beverly Robin.son, in New York city, met Col. George Washington, whose suit she was said to have declined, althougli Washington'.s private papers disprove the claim. Colonel Morris built for his bride the mansion on the heights north of New York city, which became Washington's headquarters, and subsequently the home of Madam Jumel, the second wife of Aaron Burr. Colonel Pliilipse was a governor of King's college subsequently to 1780. He died in Eng- land in 1785.