Albert L. Phillips

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Albert L. Phillips
Member of the Wisconsin Senate
from the 3rd district
In office
January 3, 1881 – January 1, 1883
Preceded byWilliam Everett Chipman
Succeeded byCharles Jonas
Member of the Wisconsin State Assembly
from the Racine 1st district
In office
January 4, 1869 – January 2, 1871
Preceded byCharles E. Dyer
Succeeded byLucius S. Blake
Personal details
Born(1824-05-12)May 12, 1824
Adams, Massachusetts, U.S.
Died1893(1893-00-00) (aged 68–69)
Racine, Wisconsin, U.S.
Resting placeMound Cemetery, Racine
Political partyRepublican
SpouseMary Green Phillips

Albert Liscom Phillips (May 12, 1824 – April 15, 1893) was an American merchant, Republican politician, and Wisconsin pioneer. He served two years each in the Wisconsin Senate (1881, 1882) and State Assembly (1869, 1870), representing Racine County.

Biography[edit]

Phillips was born on May 12, 1824, in Adams, Massachusetts.[1] He came west to Wisconsin in 1850, settling first in Dodge County, Wisconsin, before moving to Racine, Wisconsin, in 1856, where he resided for the rest of his life.[2][3]

Career[edit]

Phillips was a member of the Assembly during the 1869 and 1870 sessions before representing the 3rd District in the Senate during the 1881 and 1882 sessions.[4] Additionally, he was a member of the city council and assessor of Racine. He was a Republican.

Phillips was part of a delegation of the Racine County board of supervisors that traveled to other areas of the state to inspect municipal jail facilities as part of a project to build a new Racine County jail. During this travel, Phillips contracted a disease which ultimately resulted in his death. He died at his home in Racine on April 15, 1893.[2]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Biographical Sketches" (PDF). Wisconsin Blue Book 1882. p. 529. Retrieved 2015-09-24.
  2. ^ a b "Death of Ex-Senator Phillips". Burlington Free Press. April 20, 1893. p. 3. Retrieved December 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Wisconsin, Death Records, 1867-1907," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X21G-H5F: 10 March 2018), Albert L. Phillips, 1893; citing Death, Racine, Racine, Wisconsin, Wisconsin State Historical Society, Madison; FHL microfilm 1,311,651.
  4. ^ "Those Who Served: Wisconsin Legislators 1848 - 2007" (PDF). Wisconsin Blue Book 2007 - 2008. pp. 111, 167. Retrieved 2015-09-24.
Wisconsin State Assembly
Preceded by Member of the Wisconsin State Assembly from the Racine 1st district
January 4, 1869 – January 2, 1871
Succeeded by
Wisconsin Senate
Preceded by Member of the Wisconsin Senate from the 3rd district
January 3, 1881 – January 2, 1883
Succeeded by