William Walker Phillips (1851 - 1935)

Born 20 Jul 1851 in Jackson, Mississippi, U.S.A.

Died 20 Jan 1935 at age 83 in Fresno, California, U.S.A.

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Biography

Biography by Lester Letson, From the Find A Grave Memorial cited below:

Birth: Jul. 21, 1851 Mississippi, USA

Parents: Seaborn Moses Phillips (1822 - 1861) Emily Cushman Walker Phillips (1832 - 1907)

Sibling:

Laurentia V. (Phillips) Graves Seaborn Moses Phillips (1860 - 1887)

Children: John Pressley Phillips (1891 - 1954)

Death: Jan. 21, 1935 San Francisco County California, USA

"With $250 sent to him by Henry St John Dixon, William came to Fresno County in 1871, first working as a clerk in a store in Centerville. In 1874 he relocated to the new town of Fresno and went to work for Kutner, Goldstein and company.

In 1877 he was made a partner with the firm and was put in charge of the Centerville branch store. The firm established the Farmers Bank of Fresno and W Phillips became a cashier at the bank until 1887. In 1887 he became vice-president of the bank. He was director of the Fresno Gas Light Company, a director of the Fresno Water Company, and had an interest in the Fresno Bonded Company.

In 1916 he ran for Congress as the Republican candidate for the 7th Congressional District losing to incumbent Democrat Denver S Church.

He married Elizabeth B Pressley, daughter of Judge John B Pressley. A widower when Elizabeth passed away, William married Theresa M Hunt in 1918. "

Burial: Mountain View Cemetery Fresno Fresno County California, USA

Created by: Lester Letson Record added: Aug 31, 2009 Find A Grave Memorial# 41369604

Sources

• "William Walker Phillips" (1851 - 1935) Facts Page, Ancestry.com, at this link: http://person.ancestrylibrary.com/tree/12815215/person/-176527187/facts

Phillips, John Renning. "The Good Intent: The Story and Heritage of a Fresno Family" which is available in all of the Fresno libraries

The book includes about 150 pages about W. W. Phillips and is also available on Amazon.com, and on Google Books.

Find A Grave Memorial

William Walker Phillips in the U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

Go to website: http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=41369604&ref=acom

Name: William Walker Phillips Birth Date: 21 Jul 1851 Birth Place: Mississippi, USA Death Date: 21 Jan 1935 Death Place: San Francisco County, California, USA Cemetery: Mountain View Cemetery Burial or Cremation Place: Fresno, Fresno County, California, USA Has Bio?: Y Father: Col Seaborn Moses Phillips Mother: Emily Cushman Phillips Children: John Pressley Phillips Sr

Source Information Ancestry.com. U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012. Original data: Find A Grave. Find A Grave. http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi.

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