Peter Phillips
US jurist, Justice of the Rhode Island Supreme Court from 1780 to 1786
About Peter Phillips
Lived 1731 – 1807 (aged 75–76). Peter Phillips was an American politician.
Peter Phillips (August 11, 1731 – December 12, 1807) was a justice of the Rhode Island Supreme Court from May 1780 to May 1786.
Born in North Kingstown, Rhode Island, Phillips was the son of Christopher and grandson of Samuel Phillips. He was baptized on August 28, 1731, "being dangerously sick", but survived. In the American Revolution he "was an inflexible Whig, and rendered important service to his country during the war". though did not take his seat in that body.
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US jurist, Justice of the Rhode Island Supreme Court from 1780 to 1786
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Peter Phillips was born in 1731.
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Peter Phillips died in 1807.
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· DBpedia: Peter Phillips (judge)
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