William Henry Phipps
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William Henry Phipps (June 26, 1846 – July 12, 1924) was an English-born American politician who served as member of the Wisconsin State Senate.
Biography
Phipps was born on June 26, 1846, in England.{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=wSBWAAAAMAAJ&q=William+Henry+Phipps%2BWisconsin&pg=PA628|title=BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES.|year=1893|publisher=Wisconsin Blue Book 1893|accessdate=2013-12-17}} He moved to Manitowoc, Wisconsin, in 1855{{cite news |title=Phipps is influential, respected name in Hudson history|work=Republican Eagle|author=Hudson Newsroom|author-link=|date=August 26, 2011|accessdate=January 28, 2022| url=https://www.republicaneagle.com/news/phipps-is-influential-respected-name-in-hudson-history/article_cacdd767-d88c-5aaf-95f7-1b88e93d1cfd.html}} and to Hudson, Wisconsin, in 1875. Phipps worked as a land commissioner with the Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis and Omaha Railway.
Political career
Phipps was elected to the Senate in 1890 and re-elected in 1892. He had previously been Supervisor of Hudson from 1885 to 1886 and Mayor of Hudson from 1886 to 1889. Phipps was a Republican. Phipps owned "extensive lumber interests" in British Columbia and along the Pacific coast."Prominent Hudson Man Dies At Table", Eau Claire Leader-Telegram (July 13, 1924), p. 1.
Phipps died in his home, at his dinner table, two weeks past his 78th birthday. He was survived by his wife and one son.
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Category:English emigrants to the United States
Category:People from Manitowoc, Wisconsin
Category:People from Hudson, Wisconsin
Category:Republican Party Wisconsin state senators
Category:Wisconsin city council members