PHILLPOTTS, Henry (2 son of John Phillpotts, brick factor at Bridgwater, afterwards landlord of the Bell inn, Gloucester 1744–1814). b. Bridgwater 6 May 1778; educ. Gloucester college school; scholar of C.C. coll. Oxf. 7 Nov. 1791; B.A. 1795, M.A. 1778, B.D. and D.D. 1821; fellow of Magdalen coll. 25 July 1795 to 27 Oct. 1804, hon. fellow 2 Feb. 1862 to death; prælector of moral philosophy 25 July 1800; one of the examiners for honours 1802 and 1803; select preacher before the univ. Nov. 1804; V. of Kilmarsdon, near Bath 1 Sept. 1804 to April 1806; R. of Stainton-le-Street, Durham 24 Dec. 1805; chaplain to bishop of Durham 1806–26; V. of Bishop Middleham, Durham 24 July 1805 to 1808; R. of Gateshead 10 May 1808, master of Gateshead hospital 12 May 1808; held ninth prebendal stall in Durham cathedral 24 July 1809, the second stall 30 Dec. 1815 to 20 Sept. 1820, and the sixth stall 22 Jany. 1831 to death; chaplain of St. Margaret, Durham 28 Sept. 1810; rector of Stanhope-on-the-Wear, Durham 20 Sept. 1820 to Jany. 1831, with an income of £4,000, built a parsonage at cost of £12,000; dean of Chester 13 May 1828; bishop of Exeter 22 Nov. 1830 to death, consecrated in Lambeth palace chapel 2 Jany. 1831, installed 14 Jany.; visitor of Exeter coll. Oxf. 1831 to death; treasurer of Exeter cathedral 27 Jany. 1831; prebendary of Exeter 27 Feb. 1831; carried on successful lawsuits against rev. John Shore 1843, and rev. H. E. Head 1838; refused to institute rev. G. C. Gorham to living of Brampford Speke 1847, Gorham appealed to the privy council and was instituted 8 March 1850, this matter was discussed in 35 publications; spent about £25,000 in litigation; gave £10,000 to found a theological coll. at Exeter; supported Miss Sellon’s sisterhood at Devonport 1852; presented his library to the clergy of Cornwall, library opened Truro 1871; executed the resignation of his see 9 Sept. 1869, which did not take effect on account of his death; author of Letters to C. Butler on his Book of the Roman catholic church 1822; A letter to G. Canning on catholic emancipation 1827, 6 ed. 1827; A letter to an English layman on the coronation oath 1828; A letter to the archbishop of Canterbury 1850, this letter, in which he excommunicates the archbishop, refers chiefly to the Gorham case; A pastoral letter on the present state of the church 1851, 8 ed. 1851; Correspondence with T. B. Macaulay on statements in his History of England 1860; his name is attached to upwards of 75 publications to many of which replies were printed. d. at Bishopstowe palace, Torquay 18 Sept. 1869. bur. St. Mary’s, Torquay. R. N. Shutte’s Life of right rev. Henry Phillpotts, vol. 1 (1863) portrait; Annual register (1869) 162–4; Edinburgh Rev. Jany. 1852 pp. 59–94; Portraits of eminent conservatives 1834 portrait xx; Church of England photograph portrait gallery 1859 portrait xii; Illust. News of the world 1861, vol. viii, portrait xxvii; F. Arnold’s Our bishops and deans i 180–206 (1875); I.L.N. ii 191 (1843) portrait, lv 300, 302 (1869) portrait; St. Stephen’s by Mask (1839) 173–82; The Church goer, Bristol (1847) 242–52.
PHILLPOTTS, William John (eld. son of preceding). b. Bishop Middleham, Durham 27 Jany. 1807; educ. Oriel coll. Oxf., B.A. 1830, M.A. 1832; V. of Uny Lelant with Towednack, Cornwall 4 Nov. 1831 to Sept. 1832; V. of Grimley, Worcs. Sept. 1832 to 1845; prebendary of Exeter 21 Nov. 1840; archdeacon of Cornwall 6 Jany. 1845 to death; V. of Gluvias with Budock, Cornwall 25 March 1845 to death; chancellor of diocese of Exeter Oct. 1860 to death; precentor of Exeter cathedral 1870; author of An answer to the infidels, a charge to the clergy 1864; Reply to canon Farrar’s Eternal hope 1878. d. St. Gluvias vicarage 10 July 1888.
PHILP, Elizabeth (elder dau. of the succeeding). b. Falmouth 17 Jany. 1825; studied singing under Manuel Garcia and Madame Marchesi, and composition under Dr. Ferdinand Hiller of Cologne; a teacher of singing in London; author of How to sing an English ballad 1869, 4 ed. 1870; composer of O, had I the voice of a bird 1855; I once had a sweet little doll 1867; Lillie’s good night 1870; At rest 1884; her name is attached to 150 pieces of music. d. 67 Gloucester crescent, Regent’s park, London 26 Nov. 1885. Boase and Courtney’s Bibl. Cornub. (1878–82) 487–91, 1313; Boase’s Collect. Cornub. (1890) 735, 1808; F. Hays’ Women of the day (1885) 159.
PHILP, James (son of Robert Kemp Philp, unitarian minister 1769–1850). b. Falmouth 4 Oct. 1800; printer and publisher Falmouth to 1836, and at Bristol 1836–46; compiled A Panorama of Falmouth 1827, printed it himself and bound a copy with his own hands, which he presented to the duke of Clarence 1827; edited The christian child’s faithful friend 1829, which ran for some years; printed The selector or Cornish magazine, 4 vols. 1826–9, and The Falmouth packet 1829 etc. which he for sometime edited; celebrated his golden wedding 24 May 1874. d. 164 Tuffnell park road, London 23 April 1887. Boase and Courtney’s Bibl. Cornub. (1878–82) 491, 1313.
PHILP, Robert Kemp (son of Henry Philp of Falmouth 1793–1836). b. Falmouth 14 June 1819; employed by a printer at Bristol 1835; a newsvendor at Bath; placed in the stocks for selling a Sunday newspaper; edited with Henry Vincent The national vindicator, a Bath weekly paper 1838–42; a Chartist lecturer 1839; member of executive committee of the Chartists 1841–3; a delegate to the conference called by Joseph Sturge at Birmingham 27 Dec. 1842; a member of the national convention which sat in London from 12 April 1842, drew up the monster petition signed by 3,300,000 persons in favour of the confirmation of the charter, which was presented 2 May 1842; contributed to The Sentinel from its commencement 7 Jany. 1843; publisher at Great New st. Fetter lane, London 1845; sub-editor of The People’s journal 1846–8; edited The Family friend, a monthly periodical, afterwards fortnightly and weekly 1850–5; The family tutor 1851–3, Home companion 1852–6, and The Family treasury 1853–4; Diogenes, a weekly comic paper 1853–4; author of Enquire within upon everything 1856 etc. of which more than a million copies were sold; Notices to correspondents 1856; The reason why 1856; wrote The successful candidate, a two-act comedy 1852; The mountain rill 1850, and four other songs by him were set to music; his name as author and editor is attached to upwards of 40 publications. d. 21 Claremont sq. Islington 30 Nov. 1882. bur. Highgate cemet. Boase and Courtney’s Bibliotheca Cornubiensis (1874–82) 492–5 and 1313; The family treasury vol. 1 (1853) portrait.
PHILPOT, Benjamin. b. Laxfield, Suffolk 9 Jany. 1791; educ. Christ’s coll. Camb.; senior optime and B.A. 1812, M.A. 1815; fellow of Christ’s 1814; C. of Walpole, Suffolk 1815; archdeacon and vicar-general of Isle of Man 22 May 1832 to 1839; R. of Great Cressingham with Bodney, Norfolk 1839–59; V. of Lydney, Gloucs. 1859–71; R. of Dennington, Suffolk 1871–3; author of Ruth, six lectures 1854; Orpah and Ruth or nature and grace 1855; Nine lectures on the second advent of Christ 1866. d. Mona lodge, Oak hill, Surbiton 28 May 1889. bur. Lydney. Times 3 June 1889 p. 12.
PHILPOTT, Henry (younger son of Richard Philpott of Chichester). b. Chichester 17 Nov. 1807; educ. Chichester cathedral school and St. Catherine’s hall Cambridge, fellow 1829, assistant tutor, tutor, master 1845–60, hon. fellow 1887 to death; senior wrangler and 14th classic 1829; B.A. 1829, M.A. 1832, B.D. 1839, D.D. 1847; second Smith’s prizeman 1830; junior proctor 1834–5; Whitehall preacher 1837–9; examining chaplain to bishop of Ely 1844; canon of Norwich 1845–60; vice-chancellor of Cambridge 1846–7 and 1856–8; chaplain to prince Albert, chancellor of Cambridge 1848–60; bishop of Worcester 7 Jany. 1861, consecrated 25 March 1861, resigned Aug. 1890; vice-chairman of Cambridge univ. commission 1877, chairman 1878; provincial chaplain of Canterbury; clerk of closet in ordinary to the queen 26 June 1865 to death; admitted to honorary freedom and livery of Salter’s company 13 Dec. 1876; prosecuted R. W. Enraght, vicar of Holy Trinity, Birmingham for ritualistic practices 1879; edited Documents relating to St. Catherine’s college 1861; author of ten triennial charges 1862–89. d. The Elms, Cambridge 10 Jany. 1892. bur. St. Mary’s church, Hartlebury, Worcs. 15 Jany. Church portrait journal iv 65 (1883) portrait; I.L.N. xxxviii 303, 322 (1861) portrait, and 16 Jany. 1892 p. 70 portrait; Graphic 6 Sept. 1890 p. 271 portrait; Times 11 Jany. 1892 p. 7.
PHIN, Kenneth Macleay (son of the minister of Wick). b. Wick 1816; educ. Edinb. univ., D.D. 1869; parish minister of Galashiel 1841–69; a strong supporter of the Established church, opposed Dr. Robert Lee’s alterations in the forms and services of the church; convenor of the army and navy chaplains’ committee 1863, and of the home mission committee 1869 to death; took up his residence in Edinb. 1871; assessor in the university court 1867; moderator in the general assembly of the church 1877; author of Scottish episcopacy the pioneer of popery 1856. d. 13 Chalmers st. Edinburgh 12 Jany. 1888. The Times 13 Jany. 1888 p. 6; Scotsman 13 Jany. 1888 pp. 4, 5.
PHINN, Thomas (eld. son of Thomas Phinn, surgeon). b. Bath 1814; educ. Eton, captain of the school, and Exeter coll. Oxf., scholar 1836; B.A. 1838; barrister I.T. 20 Nov. 1840, bencher 1854 to death; Q.C. with patent of precedence July 1854; recorder of Portsmouth July 1848 to Jany. 1852; recorder of Devonport Jany. 1852 to May 1855; a commissioner to investigate the St. Alban’s bribery case 1851; M.P. Bath 1852–5; contested Bath 2 May 1859; contested Devonport 12 July 1865; presented with a silver tea and coffee service by the working men at the guildhall, Bath 29 Nov. 1859; counsel to board of stamps and taxes in the exchequer Feb. 1852; counsel to admiralty and advocate of the fleet April or May 1854; second secretary to admiralty May 1855, resigned April 1857; reappointed counsel to admiralty Nov. 1863. d. 50 Pall Mall, London 31 Oct. 1866. Law Times xlii 157 (1866); I.L.N. 19 Feb. 1853 p. 152 portrait.
PHIPPEN, James. b. 1785 or 1786; author of An account of the planting of the Royal Victoria grove at Tunbridge Wells 1835; The road guide from London to Tunbridge Wells 1836; Colbran’s New guide to Tunbridge Wells 1840; Descriptive sketch of Rochester, Chatham and their vicinities 1862. d. 29 July 1862.