William Henry Phipps [SEP] position held
William Henry Phipps
William Henry Phipps was a member of the Wisconsin State Senate.
Biography.
Phipps was born on June 26, 1846 in England. He moved to Manitowoc, Wisconsin in 1855 and to Hudson, Wisconsin in 1875. Phipps worked as a land commissioner with the Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis and Omaha Railway.
Political career.
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
Constantine Phipps (Lord Chancellor of Ireland)
Sir Constantine Henry Phipps (1656–1723) was an English-born lawyer who held the office of Lord Chancellor of Ireland. His term of office was marked by bitter political faction-fighting and he faced repeated calls for his removal. His descendants held the titles Earl of Mulgrave and Marquess of Normanby. Sir William Phips, the Governor of Massachusetts 1692-94, was his cousin.
Early life.
He was born in Reading, the third son of Francis Phipps and