Percy W. Phillips

Percy Wilson Phillips (June 2, 1892 – May 15, 1969) was a judge of the United States Board of Tax Appeals (later the United States Tax Court) from 1924 to 1931.

Early life, education, and military service Born in Southampton, New York, Phillips attended Southampton High School and received his law degree from Cornell Law School in 1915. He served in the United States Army during World War I, achieving the rank of first lieutenant of field artillery, and after the war receiving a promotion to captain of field artillery.

Board of Tax Appeals and later life In March 1925, Phillips was appointed to the Board by President Calvin Coolidge.

Phillips was reappointed for a 10-year term in June 1926,

Personal life and death On August 15, 1920, Phillips married Margaret Richards Terrell, a nurse, of Riverhead, New York, with whom he had three daughters and a son. He died in Washington, D.C., at the age of 76, and was buried in Arlington National Cemetery.