Philip Christ

Philip Christ was an American politician and businessman who served as the Town Supervisor of North Hempstead, New York, from 1907 to 1917 and as the Chairman of the Nassau County Board of Supervisors.

Biography Philip Christ was born on April 25, 1872 to one of the oldest families in New Hyde Park, New York, with his ancestors having been some of the community's earliest settlers.

Career Christ began his political career in 1899. Through this role, he represented North Hempstead on the Nassau County Board of Supervisors; he would eventually become the Chairman of the Board of Supervisors. Upon inspecting the construction of the road in 1910 and speaking with the Superintendent of Highways, he inquired as to what the road's name would be, and, at the Superintendent's suggestion, decided to name the road Marcus Avenue, in honor of his son. He was succeeded by Republican Cornelius E. Remsen, of Roslyn. He was the last Democrat to serve as North Hempstead's Town Supervisor until Benjamin L. Zwirn in 1990 – along with being the last to hold any position in the North Hempstead Town Council until 1975, when Barbara S. Blumberg (D–Lake Success) and Richard S. Paige (D–Manhasset) were sworn in as members of the Town Council.

Death On August 24, 1933, Christ died from heart disease in his New Hyde Park home. They had two children: a daughter and a son. Their son, Marcus G. Christ, served as a justice for the New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division, Second Department, and as the President of the Nassau County Bar Association.