Albert L. Phillips Explained

Albert L. Phillips
State:Wisconsin
State Senate:Wisconsin
District:3rd
Term Start:January 3, 1881
Term End:January 1, 1883
Predecessor:William Everett Chipman
Successor:Charles Jonas
State Assembly1:Wisconsin
District1:Racine 1st
Term Start1:January 4, 1869
Term End1:January 2, 1871
Predecessor1:Charles E. Dyer
Successor1:Lucius S. Blake
Party:Republican
Birth Date:12 May 1824
Birth Place:Adams, Massachusetts, U.S.
Death Place:Racine, Wisconsin, U.S.
Restingplace:Mound Cemetery, Racine
Spouse:Mary Green Phillips

Albert Liscom Phillips (May 12, 1824April 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

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]

Career

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.[3] 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.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Biographical Sketches.. Wisconsin Blue Book 1882. 529. 2015-09-24.
  2. "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.
  3. Web site: Those Who Served: Wisconsin Legislators 1848 - 2007. Wisconsin Blue Book 2007 - 2008. 111, 167. 2015-09-24.
  4. News: Death of Ex-Senator Phillips . Burlington Free Press . April 20, 1893 . 3 . December 11, 2023 . .