news 4 April 1874 pp._ 137, 138 _portrait_, _and 20 Dec. 1890
p._ 463 _portrait_.
PHELPS, JOSEPH (brother of Wm. Phelps, known as Brighton Bill,
who was killed by Owen Swift in a fight at Melbourne Heath,
Cambs. 13 March 1838). _b._ 1823; beat Joseph Barnash, £25 a
side, 45 rounds in 59 minutes near Horley 7 Oct. 1845; beat Sam
Martin, £50 a side, 68 rounds in 3 hours at Hope Point 22 Sept.
1846, beat him again, £100 a side, 49 rounds in 97 minutes, at
Purfleet 26 May 1847; beaten by Alec Keene, £100 a side, 119
rounds in 165 minutes at Woking Common 9 Sept. 1847; a clipper
of poodle dogs at 66 Ship st. Brighton about 1876–84. _d._
Dorset gardens, Brighton 15 Oct. 1889. _Sporting Life 16 Oct.
1889 p._ 7.
PHELPS, ROBERT (brother of Samuel Phelps 1804–78). _b._ 1808;
scholar of Trin. coll. Camb.; B.A. 1833, M.A. 1836, B.D. 1843,
D.D. 1843; fellow and Taylor lecturer of Sidney Sussex coll.
1833–43, master and bursar 1843 to death; vice-chancellor
1844 and 1847, refused any information to the university
commissioners 1872; R. of Willingham, near Newmarket March
1848 to death; author of An elementary treatise on optics, to
elucidate the construction of telescopes 1835. _d._ the Master’s
lodge, Sidney Sussex college 11 Jany. 1890. _The Times 13 Jany.
1890 p._ 7.
PHELPS, SAMUEL (2 son of Robert M. Phelps, outfitter, _d._
1820). _b._ 1 St. Aubyn st. Plymouth Dock, now Devonport 13
Feb. 1804; educ. under Dr. Samuel Reece at Saltash; junior
reader to the press in office of the Plymouth Herald for 3
months in 1820; reader to the Globe and Sun newspapers in London
1820; played as an amateur at the Rawston st. theatre and the
Olympic 1825; acted on the York circuit at 18s. a week 1826;
played in England, Ireland, and Scotland 1826–37; appeared at
Haymarket, London 28 Aug. 1837 as Shylock; played at Covent
Garden 1837–9; acted Othello and Iago at Haymarket Aug. 1839
to Jany. 1840; played at Drury Lane Jany. to March 1840 and
1841–3, the original Captain Channel in Jerrold’s Prisoners of
war 8 Feb. 1842, Lord Lynterne in Marston’s Patrician’s daughter
10 Dec 1842, Lord Tresham in Browning’s Blot on the scutcheon
11 Feb. 1843, Lord Byerdale in Knowles’s Secretary 24 April
1843, and Dunstan in Smith’s Athelwold 18 May 1843; the first
Almagro in Knowles’s The Rose of Arragon at Haymarket 4 June
1842; lessee with Mrs. Warner and Thomas Greenwood of Sadler’s
Wells theatre 27 May 1844, Mrs. Warner retired from management
in 1847, Greenwood in 1860, and Phelps 15 March 1862, produced
all the plays of Shakespeare except Richard II, the three parts
of Henry the Sixth, Titus Andronicus and Troilus and Cressida
1844–62; the original Henri IV in Sullivan’s King’s friend 21
May 1845, Walter Cochrane in White’s Feudal times 18 Feb. 1847,
John Savile in White’s John Savile of Haysted 3 Nov. 1847,
Calagnos in G. H. Boker’s tragedy Calagnos 10 May 1849; played
Antony in Antony and Cleopatra, the first time of performance
for a century 22 Oct. 1849; the original Garcia in Tomlins’s
Garcia or the noble error 12 Dec. 1849, Blackbourne in George
Bennett’s Retribution 11 Feb. 1850, James VI in White’s James VI
6 March 1852; revived Pericles, not acted since the Restoration,
14 Oct. 1854; the original Bertuccio in Tom Taylor’s Fool’s
Revenge 18 Oct. 1859, and Louis XI in Delavigne’s Louis XI 21
Sept. 1861; played in Berlin and Hamburg May 1859; at Princess’s
theatre 1860; acted Richelieu at Windsor castle 24 Jany. 1861;
played at Drury Lane 1863–8 acting Manfred 14 Oct. 1863,
Mephistopheles in Faust 20 Oct. 1866, the Doge in Byron’s Marino
Faliero 2 Nov. 1867, and James I and Trapbois in Halliday’s King
o’ Scots 26 Sept. 1868; acted at Astley’s amphitheatre March
1870; first appeared at Gaiety Dec. 1873 as Dr. Cantwell in the
Hypocrite; acted Falstaff there Dec. 1874; acted at Aquarium
theatre from 1877, making his last appearance as Wolsey in Henry
VIII 1 March 1878; author of The Plays of William Shakespeare
under the supervision of S. Phelps with illustrations by
Nicholson, 2 vols. 1851–4, another ed. 2 vols. 1858, originally
came out in parts; resided at 420 Camden road, Holloway,
London to 1878. _d._ Anson’s farm, Coopersale, near Epping,
Essex 6 Nov. 1878. _bur._ Highgate cemet. 13 Nov., portrait as
Cardinal Wolsey at Garrick club. _Phelps and Robertson’s Life
of S. Phelps_ (1886) _three portraits_; _J. Coleman’s Memoirs
of S. Phelps_ (1886); _M. Williams’ Some London theatres_
(1883) 17–29; _The theatre i_ 325–29, 338–44 (1878); _Saturday
Programme 27 Nov. 1875 pp._ 8–10 _portrait_; _W. Marston’s Our
recent actors ii_ 1–49 (1888); _J. Coleman’s Players i_ 117–208
(1888); _G.M. Sept. 1872 pp._ 308–10; _Drawing room portrait
gallery of eminent personages_, _2nd series_ (1859) _portrait_;
_Theatrical times i_ 81 (1847) _portrait_; _Tallis’ Drawing
room table book_, _part_ 7 _portrait_; _Pascoe’s Dramatic list_
(1879) 258–65.
PHELPS, WILLIAM (son of rev. John Phelps of Flax Bourton,
Somerset). _b._ 1776; matric. from Balliol coll. Oxf. 18 Nov.
1793, migrated to St. Alban hall, B.A. 1797; V. of Bicknoller,
Somerset 1811–51; V. of Meare, Somerset 1824–51; R. of Oxcombe,
Lincs. 1851 to death; author of Calendarium botanicum, or a
botanical calendar of all the British plants 1810; The history
and antiquities of Somersetshire, 2 vols. 1836–9; Observations
on the great marshes and turbaries of Somerset 1836; A mirror
of the duchy of Nassau, or a guide to the Brunnens 1842; An
historical guide to Frankfort-on-Maine 1844. _d._ Oxcombe 17
Aug. 1856.
PHELPS, WILLIAM ROBERT (eld. son of Samuel Phelps 1804–78,
actor). _b._ 1828; barrister I.T. 6 June 1857; parliamentary
reporter for The Times; connected with a Manchester paper; chief
justice of supreme court of island of St. Helena 1 June 1863
to death. _d._ St. Helena 16 Nov. 1869, monument in Highgate
cemetery.
PHELPS, WILLIAM WHITMARSH (eld. child of John Phelps of Wilton,
near Salisbury, master of the free school, _d._ 21 Nov. 1823
aged 57). _b._ Wilton 1 Oct. 1797; educ. Hyde abbey sch.
Winchester 1810; scholar of C.C. coll. Oxf. 20 Oct. 1815 to
1822; B.A. 1819, M.A. 1822; fellow of his college 10 Oct. 1822
to 1824; C. of Hindon, Wilts. 1822–6; assistant master Harrow
April 1826 to 30 July 1839; C. of St. Lawrence, Reading 1 March
1840; C. of Sonning 1 July 1841; C. of Sulhampstead 22 May 1842;
Incumbent of Trinity church, Reading 1845–64; examining chaplain
to bishop of Carlisle 10 Aug. 1860; archdeacon of Carlisle 1863
to death, collated 26 Feb. 1863; V. of Appleby 18 Jany. 1865 to
death; author of Sermons and studies in scripture subjects 1876.
_d._ Appleby vicarage 22 June 1867. _bur._ in Appleby churchyard
27 June. _The life of W. W. Phelps by rev. Charles Hale_, 2
_vols._ (1871–73) 2 _portraits_.
PHILIP, JOHN (son of a schoolmaster). _b._ Kirkcaldy, Fife 14
April 1775; studied at Hoxton theological college three years;
minister of the First Scottish congregational chapel in Great
George st. Aberdeen 1804–18; conducted an inquiry into the state
of the South African missions of the London missionary society
1819–22; superintendent of the society’s South African stations
1822; pastor of the new Union chapel at Cape Town, opened Dec.
1822; tried for libelling Wm. Mackay, landrost of Somerset,
verdict for Mackay 16 July 1830; left for England 28 Feb. 1836,
made several lecturing tours in Great Britain to rouse public
opinion against the Cape government; unofficial adviser to
governor sir G. T. Napier at Cape Town in all questions relating
to the treatment of the natives Feb. 1838 to 1843; undertook
tours in 1839 and 1842 to promote the establishment of a belt of
native states to the north and east of the colony; known as The
Wilberforce of the Hottentots; the most prominent politician in
Cape Colony for 30 years; author of Memoir of Mrs. Matilda Smith
1824; Researches in South Africa, the religious condition of
the native tribes, 2 vols. 1828. _d._ Hankey, Cape of Good Hope
27 Aug. 1851. _Robert Philip’s The Elijah of South Africa, or
the character of the late John Philip_ (1851); _Ralph Wardlaw’s
What is death, a sermon_ (1852); _G. M. Theal’s History of South
Africa iii_ 477 (1891), _iv_ 605 (1893).
PHILIP, JOHN BIRNIE (son of Wm. Philip). _b._ London 23
Nov. 1824; pupil of John Rogers Herbert, R.A.; exhibited
22 sculptures at R.A. 1858–75; executed the reredos of Ely
cathedral 1857, the reredos of St. George’s chapel, Windsor
1863, eight statues of kings and queens for the royal gallery in
houses of parliament, and the statues on the front of the Royal
academy, Burlington house; executed the friezes on the podium
on the north and west sides of the Albert memoria, representing
87 sculptors and architects 1864–72, he also modelled for the
canopy of the memorial four bronze statues of geometry, geology,
physiology, and philosophy, and the eight angels clustered at
the base of the cross on the summit; executed the capitals
of the columns on Blackfriars bridge 1869, and the statue of
colonel Edward Akroyd, M.P., erected at Halifax; _m._ 1854
Frances Black, she was granted civil list pension of £100, 19
June 1875; he _d._ Merton villa, 280a King’s road, Chelsea
2 March 1875. _bur._ Brompton cemet. _J. Dafforne’s Albert
memorial_ (1877) 40–1, 63–6, 69–70, _three plates; I.L.N. lxvi_
257, 258 (1875) _portrait_; _Graphic xi_ 296 (1875) _portrait_.
PHILIP, MICHEL MAXWELL (eld. son of Michel Maxwell Philip of
South Napanina, Trinidad). _b._ Cooper Grange estate, South
Napanina 12 Oct. 1829; educ. St. Mary’s catholic college,
Blairs, Scotland; barrister M.T. 10 Nov. 1854; acting inspector
of schools, Trinidad 1856 and 1865; solicitor general, Trinidad
March 1871 to death, acting attorney general 1873–4; author of
Emmanuel Appadocca, a tale of the boucaneers. 2 vols. 1854. _d._
Loyola, Maraval, Trinidad 29 June 1888.
PHILIP, ROBERT. _b._ Huntly, Aberdeenshire 1791; educ. Hoxton
academy 1811–5; Independent minister at Liverpool 1815;
minister of Maberley chapel, Ball’s end road, London 1 Jany.
1826, resigned 1855; advocated the claims of London missionary
society; D.D. Dartmouth college, U.S. of America 1852; author
of Christian experience, or a guide to the perplexed 1828, 10
ed. 1847; The life and times of the rev. George Whitfield 1837;
The life, times, and characteristics of John Bunyan 1839; with
G. Offor The works of John Bunyan 1853, 2 ed. 1862; his name is
attached to upwards of 35 publications. _d._ 15 Gwlden terrace,
Richmond road, Dalston, London 1 May 1858. _J. M. Clintock and
J. Strong’s Cyclopædia of biblical literature viii_ 91 (1879);
_Congregational year book_ (1859) 213–4.
PHILIPPART, JOHN. _b._ London about 1784; private secretary
to 1 baron Sheffield, president of the board of agriculture
1809–11; a clerk in the war office 1811; knight of St. John of
Jerusalem 11 Nov. 1830, chevalier of justice 1831, bailiff ad
honores 6 July 1847, chancellor of the order 1831 to death;
knight of the Swedish orders of Gustavus Vasa and of the Polar
star of Sweden 1832; helped to found the Fulham and Hammersmith
general dispensary, now the West London hospital, 1856, honorary
treasurer 1856–61; M.R.I.A.; owned and edited a journal called
The military panorama, 4 vols. Oct. 1812 to Sept. 1814; author
of Northern campaigns from 1812 to June 4, 1813, 2 vols. 1813;
Memoirs of the prince royal of Sweden 1813; Memoirs of general
Moreau 1814; The royal military calendar containing the services
of every general officer in the British army, 3 vols. 1815–6, 3
ed. 5 vols. 1820; The East India military calendar 1823; General
index to the first and second series of Hansard’s parliamentary
debates 1834; Memoirs of prince Edward, duke of Kent and
Strathearn 1819. _d._ College house, Church lane, Hammersmith 8
May 1875, will dated 3 May 1873, proved under £10,000, 19 July
1875, all left to his daughter Mrs. Bennett. _I.L.N. 31 July
1875 p._ 119.
PHILLIPPE, MONSIEUR, stage name of Phillippe Talon. _b._ Alais,
near Nismes; a confectioner; in business in London, then in
Aberdeen, disposed of his confectionery in a lottery at the
Aberdeen theatre; travelled through England and Scotland as
a conjuror under the name of Monsieur Phillippe; erected a
temporary theatre in Glasgow 1840; while performing in Dublin
learnt the gold fish trick and the ring puzzle from a Chinese
juggler; played in Paris 1841 and in Vienna; at the St James’
theatre, London 1845, and at Strand theatre with his Soirées
mysterieuses Oct. 1845; two of his most curious tricks were The
hat of Fortunatus and The kitchen of Parafaragaramus; he always
appeared in a fancy dress. _T. Frost’s Lives of the conjurors_
(1876) 271–6; _I.L.N. 4 Oct. 1845 p._ 221 _portrait_; _F.
Volant’s Alexis Soyer_ (1859) 57–9.
PHILIPPS, HENRY (3 son of Wm. Hollingworth Philipps, captain
Notts. militia 1757–1839). _b._ 19 Dec. 1796; educ. Queen’s
coll. Oxf., B.A. 1821, M.A. 1825; ordained 1842; author of
Remarks on a bill respecting an alteration in the constitution
of deans and chapters 1840; Litany and prayers for family
worship 1856; composer of The Psalm of Life, words by
Longfellow; Late, late, so late, song, words by Tennyson 1882;
resided at 10 Pitville lawn, Cheltenham many years. _d._ The
Mansion, Bisley 13 Dec. 1892.
PHILIPPS, RICHARD NATHANIEL (eld. son of Nathaniel Philipps of
Moor Lodge, near Sheffield, unitarian minister). _b._ 1807;
educ. Sheffield and Christ’s coll. Camb., captain of the college
boat; LL.B. 1849, LL.D. 1872; barrister I.T. 11 June 1841, went
northern circuit; presented with a testimonial at Stafford 17
Jany. 1853; president of Thames subscription club 1859; special
pleader at central criminal court; recorder of Pontefract
Aug. 1871 to death; chairman of committee of court of common
council of city of London to 1865, and chairman of library
committee Feb. 1872 to 1873; F.S.A. 1 March 1855; chairman
of quarter sessions for west riding of Yorkshire. _d._ Broom
hall, Sheffield 5 Sept. 1877. _I.L.N. xxii_ 93 (1853) _view of
testimonial_, _xxxiv_ 475 (1859) _view of testimonial_, _xlvii_
148 (1865) _view of testimonial_, _lxii_ 494 (1873) _view of
loving cup presented to him_.
PHILIPS, SIR GEORGE RICHARD, 2 Baronet (only son of sir George
Philips 1766–1847). _b._ 23 Dec. 1789, educ. Eton and Trin.
coll. Camb., B.A. 1812. M.A. 1816; M.P. Steyning 1820–32; M.P.
Kidderminster 1835–7; M.P. Poole 1837–52; sheriff of Warws.