Pharez Phillips

Pharez Phillips

Pharez Phillips (22 November 1855 – 9 August 1914) was an Australian politician. Born in Mt Blackwood, Victoria, he was educated at Grenville College in Ballarat before becoming a shopkeeper, farmer, and St Arnaud Town Councillor. He was a notable community leader in the Wimmera area. In 1896, he was elected to the Victorian Legislative Council, and was made an Honorary Minister in 1900. He resigned this position in 1901 in order to contest the first federal election, winning the Australian House of Representatives seat of Wimmera for the Protectionist Party. He held the seat until his retirement in 1906. Phillips died in 1914.cite web|last=Carr|first=Adam|title=Australian Election Archive|work=Psephos, Adam Carr's Election Archive|url=http://psephos.adam-carr.net/countries/a/australia|year=2008|accessdate=2008-07-05]

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NAME = Phillips, Pharez
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SHORT DESCRIPTION = Australian politician
DATE OF BIRTH = 22 November 1855
PLACE OF BIRTH = Mt Blackwood, Victoria
DATE OF DEATH = 9 August 1914
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