John J. Phillips

For other people named John Phillips, see John Phillips (disambiguation).
John Phillips
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from California's 29th district
In office
January 3, 1953  January 3, 1957
Preceded by District Created
Succeeded by Dalip Singh Saund
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from California's 22nd district
In office
January 3, 1943  January 3, 1953
Preceded by District Created
Succeeded by Joseph F. Holt
Member of the California Senate
from the 37th district
In office
1936–1942
Preceded by Leonard Difani
Succeeded by Nelson Dilworth
Member of the California State Assembly
In office
1932–1936
City council member of Banning, California
In office
1930–1932
Personal details
Born (1887-09-11)September 11, 1887
Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Died December 18, 1983(1983-12-18) (aged 96)
Palm Springs, California, U.S.
Resting place Desert Memorial Park
Political party Republican
Alma mater Haverford College

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

John Phillips was born in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania. He moved to St. David, Pennsylvania, in 1891. He graduated from Haverford College in 1910. During the First World War, he served in the Adjutant General’s Office and in Ordnance 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

United States House of Representatives
Preceded by
District Created
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from California's 22nd congressional district

1943–1953
Succeeded by
Joseph F. Holt
Preceded by
District Created
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from California's 29th congressional district

1953–1957
Succeeded by
Dalip Singh Saund


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