NAME AUTHORITIES: NRA: Philips Sir George (1766-1847) 1st Baronet DNB: Philips, Sir George, first baronet (1766-1847), textile industrialist and politician LBT ID: GePhili1847 | B/BAP: 1766-03-24 DIED: 1847-10-03 |
SOURCES: Gentleman's Magazine (December 1847) 636; DNB | |
Textile magnate and Whig MP; in addition to his mills in Staffordshire and Lancashire he
was a trading partner with Richard “Conversation” Sharp. He was created baronet in
1828. | |