Sir George Philips, 2nd Baronet

Sir George Philips, 2nd Baronet (23 December 1789 – 22 February 1883) was a British Whig politician.

He was the eldest son of Sir George Philips, 1st Baronet of Sedgley, near Manchester and Weston House, near Chipping Norton, Warwickshire and was educated at Eton College (1805-08) and Trinity College, Cambridge (1808). He succeeded his father as 2nd Baronet on 3 October 1847.

He was Member of Parliament (MP) for Horsham from 1818 to 1820 (while below the age of 21), for Steyning from 1820 to 1824, for Kidderminster from 1835 to 1837, and for Poole from 1837 to 1852.

He was High Sheriff of Warwickshire for 1859–60.

He married the Hon. Sarah Georgina Cavendish, the daughter of Richard Cavendish, 2nd Baron Waterpark. They had two daughters, the elder of whom, Juliana, married the 2nd Earl of Camperdown and was the mother of the artist and courtier Julia, Lady Abercromby.

See also

• J. & N. Philips

External links

• Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Sir George Philips

Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Sir Arthur Leary Piggott Robert Hurst	Member of Parliament for Horsham 1818 – 1820 With: Robert Hurst	Succeeded by Sir John Aubrey Robert Hurst
Preceded by Sir George Philips, Bt Sir John Aubrey, Bt	Member of Parliament for Steyning 1820 – 1832 With: Lord Henry Howard-Molyneux-Howard 1820–1824 Henry Howard 1824–1826 Peter du Cane 1826–1830 Edward Blount from 1830	Constituency abolished
Preceded by Richard Godson	Member of Parliament for Kidderminster 1835 – 1837	Succeeded by Richard Godson
Preceded by Charles Augustus Tulk Hon. George Stephens Byng	Member of Parliament for Poole 1837 – 1852 With: Hon. Charles Ponsonby to 1847 George Richard Robinson 1847–1850 Henry Danby Seymour from 1850	Succeeded by George Woodroffe Franklyn Henry Danby Seymour
Baronetage of the United Kingdom
Preceded by George Philips	Baronet (of Weston, Warwickshire)' 1847–1883	Extinct