William Henry Phipps (June 26, 1846 – July 12, 1924) was an English-born American politician who served as member of the Wisconsin State Senate.
Phipps was born on June 26, 1846, in England.[1] He moved to Manitowoc, Wisconsin, in 1855[2] and to Hudson, Wisconsin, in 1875. Phipps worked as a land commissioner with the Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis and Omaha Railway.
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.[3]
Phipps died in his home, at his dinner table, two weeks past his 78th birthday. He was survived by his wife and one son.[3]