John R. Phillips (American politician)

John Phillips (September 11, 1887 – December 18, 1983) was a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from California.

John Phillips
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from California
In office January 3, 1943 – January 3, 1957
Preceded by	22nd district created in 1943 29th district created in 1953
Succeeded by	Joseph F. Holt (22nd) Dalip Singh Saund (29th)
Constituency	22nd district (1943–53) 29th district (1953–57)
Member of the California Senate from the 37th district
In office 1936–1942
Preceded by	Leonard Difani
Succeeded by	Nelson S. Dilworth
Member of the California State Assembly
In office 1932–1936
City council member of Banning, California
In office 1930–1932
Personal details
Born	September 11, 1887 Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Died	December 18, 1983 (aged 96) Palm Springs, California, U.S.
Resting place	Desert Memorial Park
Political party	Republican
Alma mater	Haverford College

John Phillips was born in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania. He moved to St. Davids, Pennsylvania, in 1891. He graduated from Haverford College in 1910. He served in the United States Army during World War I,[1] where he served in the Adjutant General's Office and in Ordinance 1917–1919. He moved to California in 1924 and worked as a business analyst and rancher.

He was a member of the city council of Banning, California, 1930–1932. He served in the California Assembly from 1932 to 1936, and was a member of the California Senate from 1936 to 1942. He was a member of the United States delegation to the Eleventh World's Dairy Congress in Berlin in 1937.

Phillips was elected as a Republican to the Seventy-eighth and to the six succeeding Congresses. He was not a candidate for renomination in 1956. He was a delegate to Republican National Conventions in 1944, 1948, 1952, 1956, and 1960. He was a member of the American Battle Monuments Commission from 1952 to 1961. He was engaged as a public relations counselor and was a resident of Hemet, California, until his death in Palm Springs, California, on December 18, 1983. Interment in Desert Memorial Park, Cathedral City, California.

References

1. Vassar, Alexander C. (2011). Legislators of California (PDF). Retrieved 23 November 2016.

• United States Congress. "John R. Phillips (id: P000309)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
• The Political Graveyard
• "John Phillips". US Congressman. Find a Grave. May 10, 2002. Retrieved July 1, 2011.