PHELPS, William (son of rev. John Phelps of Flax Bourton, Somerset). b. 1776; matric. from Balliol coll. Oxf. 18 Nov. 1793, migrated to St. Alban hall, B.A. 1797; V. of Bicknoller, Somerset 1811–51; V. of Meare, Somerset 1824–51; R. of Oxcombe, Lincs. 1851 to death; author of Calendarium botanicum, or a botanical calendar of all the British plants 1810; The history and antiquities of Somersetshire, 2 vols. 1836–9; Observations on the great marshes and turbaries of Somerset 1836; A mirror of the duchy of Nassau, or a guide to the Brunnens 1842; An historical guide to Frankfort-on-Maine 1844. d. Oxcombe 17 Aug. 1856.
PHELPS, William Robert (eld. son of Samuel Phelps 1804–78, actor). b. 1828; barrister I.T. 6 June 1857; parliamentary reporter for The Times; connected with a Manchester paper; chief justice of supreme court of island of St. Helena 1 June 1863 to death. d. St. Helena 16 Nov. 1869, monument in Highgate cemetery.
PHELPS, William Whitmarsh (eld. child of John Phelps of Wilton, near Salisbury, master of the free school, d. 21 Nov. 1823 aged 57). b. Wilton 1 Oct. 1797; educ. Hyde abbey sch. Winchester 1810; scholar of C.C. coll. Oxf. 20 Oct. 1815 to 1822; B.A. 1819, M.A. 1822; fellow of his college 10 Oct. 1822 to 1824; C. of Hindon, Wilts. 1822–6; assistant master Harrow April 1826 to 30 July 1839; C. of St. Lawrence, Reading 1 March 1840; C. of Sonning 1 July 1841; C. of Sulhampstead 22 May 1842; Incumbent of Trinity church, Reading 1845–64; examining chaplain to bishop of Carlisle 10 Aug. 1860; archdeacon of Carlisle 1863 to death, collated 26 Feb. 1863; V. of Appleby 18 Jany. 1865 to death; author of Sermons and studies in scripture subjects 1876. d. Appleby vicarage 22 June 1867. bur. in Appleby churchyard 27 June. The life of W. W. Phelps by rev. Charles Hale, 2 vols. (1871–73) 2 portraits.
PHILIP, John (son of a schoolmaster). b. Kirkcaldy, Fife 14 April 1775; studied at Hoxton theological college three years; minister of the First Scottish congregational chapel in Great George st. Aberdeen 1804–18; conducted an inquiry into the state of the South African missions of the London missionary society 1819–22; superintendent of the society’s South African stations 1822; pastor of the new Union chapel at Cape Town, opened Dec. 1822; tried for libelling Wm. Mackay, landrost of Somerset, verdict for Mackay 16 July 1830; left for England 28 Feb. 1836, made several lecturing tours in Great Britain to rouse public opinion against the Cape government; unofficial adviser to governor sir G. T. Napier at Cape Town in all questions relating to the treatment of the natives Feb. 1838 to 1843; undertook tours in 1839 and 1842 to promote the establishment of a belt of native states to the north and east of the colony; known as The Wilberforce of the Hottentots; the most prominent politician in Cape Colony for 30 years; author of Memoir of Mrs. Matilda Smith 1824; Researches in South Africa, the religious condition of the native tribes, 2 vols. 1828. d. Hankey, Cape of Good Hope 27 Aug. 1851. Robert Philip’s The Elijah of South Africa, or the character of the late John Philip (1851); Ralph Wardlaw’s What is death, a sermon (1852); G. M. Theal’s History of South Africa iii 477 (1891), iv 605 (1893).
PHILIP, John Birnie (son of Wm. Philip). b. London 23 Nov. 1824; pupil of John Rogers Herbert, R.A.; exhibited 22 sculptures at R.A. 1858–75; executed the reredos of Ely cathedral 1857, the reredos of St. George’s chapel, Windsor 1863, eight statues of kings and queens for the royal gallery in houses of parliament, and the statues on the front of the Royal academy, Burlington house; executed the friezes on the podium on the north and west sides of the Albert memoria, representing 87 sculptors and architects 1864–72, he also modelled for the canopy of the memorial four bronze statues of geometry, geology, physiology, and philosophy, and the eight angels clustered at the base of the cross on the summit; executed the capitals of the columns on Blackfriars bridge 1869, and the statue of colonel Edward Akroyd, M.P., erected at Halifax; m. 1854 Frances Black, she was granted civil list pension of £100, 19 June 1875; he d. Merton villa, 280a King’s road, Chelsea 2 March 1875. bur. Brompton cemet. J. Dafforne’s Albert memorial (1877) 40–1, 63–6, 69–70, three plates; I.L.N. lxvi 257, 258 (1875) portrait; Graphic xi 296 (1875) portrait.
PHILIP, Michel Maxwell (eld. son of Michel Maxwell Philip of South Napanina, Trinidad). b. Cooper Grange estate, South Napanina 12 Oct. 1829; educ. St. Mary’s catholic college, Blairs, Scotland; barrister M.T. 10 Nov. 1854; acting inspector of schools, Trinidad 1856 and 1865; solicitor general, Trinidad March 1871 to death, acting attorney general 1873–4; author of Emmanuel Appadocca, a tale of the boucaneers. 2 vols. 1854. d. Loyola, Maraval, Trinidad 29 June 1888.
PHILIP, Robert. b. Huntly, Aberdeenshire 1791; educ. Hoxton academy 1811–5; Independent minister at Liverpool 1815; minister of Maberley chapel, Ball’s end road, London 1 Jany. 1826, resigned 1855; advocated the claims of London missionary society; D.D. Dartmouth college, U.S. of America 1852; author of Christian experience, or a guide to the perplexed 1828, 10 ed. 1847; The life and times of the rev. George Whitfield 1837; The life, times, and characteristics of John Bunyan 1839; with G. Offor The works of John Bunyan 1853, 2 ed. 1862; his name is attached to upwards of 35 publications. d. 15 Gwlden terrace, Richmond road, Dalston, London 1 May 1858. J. M. Clintock and J. Strong’s Cyclopædia of biblical literature viii 91 (1879); Congregational year book (1859) 213–4.
PHILIPPART, John. b. London about 1784; private secretary to 1 baron Sheffield, president of the board of agriculture 1809–11; a clerk in the war office 1811; knight of St. John of Jerusalem 11 Nov. 1830, chevalier of justice 1831, bailiff ad honores 6 July 1847, chancellor of the order 1831 to death; knight of the Swedish orders of Gustavus Vasa and of the Polar star of Sweden 1832; helped to found the Fulham and Hammersmith general dispensary, now the West London hospital, 1856, honorary treasurer 1856–61; M.R.I.A.; owned and edited a journal called The military panorama, 4 vols. Oct. 1812 to Sept. 1814; author of Northern campaigns from 1812 to June 4, 1813, 2 vols. 1813; Memoirs of the prince royal of Sweden 1813; Memoirs of general Moreau 1814; The royal military calendar containing the services of every general officer in the British army, 3 vols. 1815–6, 3 ed. 5 vols. 1820; The East India military calendar 1823; General index to the first and second series of Hansard’s parliamentary debates 1834; Memoirs of prince Edward, duke of Kent and Strathearn 1819. d. College house, Church lane, Hammersmith 8 May 1875, will dated 3 May 1873, proved under £10,000, 19 July 1875, all left to his daughter Mrs. Bennett. I.L.N. 31 July 1875 p. 119.
PHILLIPPE, Monsieur, stage name of Phillippe Talon. b. Alais, near Nismes; a confectioner; in business in London, then in Aberdeen, disposed of his confectionery in a lottery at the Aberdeen theatre; travelled through England and Scotland as a conjuror under the name of Monsieur Phillippe; erected a temporary theatre in Glasgow 1840; while performing in Dublin learnt the gold fish trick and the ring puzzle from a Chinese juggler; played in Paris 1841 and in Vienna; at the St James’ theatre, London 1845, and at Strand theatre with his Soirées mysterieuses Oct. 1845; two of his most curious tricks were The hat of Fortunatus and The kitchen of Parafaragaramus; he always appeared in a fancy dress. T. Frost’s Lives of the conjurors (1876) 271–6; I.L.N. 4 Oct. 1845 p. 221 portrait; F. Volant’s Alexis Soyer (1859) 57–9.
PHILIPPS, Henry (3 son of Wm. Hollingworth Philipps, captain Notts. militia 1757–1839). b. 19 Dec. 1796; educ. Queen’s coll. Oxf., B.A. 1821, M.A. 1825; ordained 1842; author of Remarks on a bill respecting an alteration in the constitution of deans and chapters 1840; Litany and prayers for family worship 1856; composer of The Psalm of Life, words by Longfellow; Late, late, so late, song, words by Tennyson 1882; resided at 10 Pitville lawn, Cheltenham many years. d. The Mansion, Bisley 13 Dec. 1892.