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  John George Phillips - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
John George Phillips (Jack Phillips) (April 11, 1887 - April 15, 1912) was the Senior Wireless officer on board the maiden voyage of the RMS Titanic which sank on April 15, 1912.
John George Phillips was born in Farncombe, Surrey, England to George Alfred Phillips and Anne Sanders.
Phillips received an ice warning from the steamship Mesaba reporting a large amount of icebergs and a ice field directly in the path of Titanic.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/John_George_Phillips   (1034 words)

  
 George Phillips   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Married Pheriba Elizabeth MARCUM 2 Phebe PHILLIPS was born in 1854 in Tn.
4 John PHILLIPS was born in 1859 in Tn.
3 Fetterman PHILLIPS was born in 1890 in Tn.
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 Daily Home News (1912) DR. SHANNON LOST FRIEND ON TITANIC - 22 April 1912
John George Phillips, the young Englishman who was in charge of the wireless room on the ill-fated Titanic, and who paid with his life the price of his faithfulness to duty, was to have been a visitor in this city while in this country, of Dr. P.
Shannon became acquainted with Phillips while on his trip to Europe on the Minnehaha, of the American Transport Line, which was wrecked off Scilly Islands nearly two years ago.
Phillips told Dr. Shannon at the time of the Minnehaha’s wreck that that was the second wreck he had been in and that the third would probably finish him.
www.encyclopedia-titanica.org /item/2316   (160 words)

  
 John Phillips Memorial   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
John could be the nicest guy in the world and not the nicest, he was a dude, a kat, a blueblood, a junky, a genius and a fool.
John would stay up all night and write songs, and if you stayed up with him he'd use you as a backboard for bouncing off lines and ideas, and he'd give you part of the copyright for your trouble.
John knew that the music industry is heavily weighted in hype, and he never let it influence his judgments or his ideas.
www.rediscovermusic.com /johnphillips.html   (1936 words)

  
 JOHN WILLIAM PHILLIPS   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
William Phillips has spent his entire life on the farm on which he was born in Lee County, and where he is known as a substantial farmer of modern tendencies and a good citizen who commands respect because of his integrity and probity of character.
John William Phillips was reared and educated in Lee County, where he worked on the home farm until reaching the age of twenty-two years.
Phillips are the parents of one child, Jessie Groome, born September 26, 1925.
www.harnett.org /library/phillipsjw.htm   (446 words)

  
 George Phillips Appeal   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
George matriculated at Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge in April 1610 and graduated as B.A. in 1613 and received the degree of M.A. in 1617.
George continued to be the pastor of the Watertown church, greatly respected and beloved, until his death 14 years after his arrival.
Phillips in giving form and character to the civil and ecclesiastical institutions of New England" (source of quote not provided).[1/1011] In 1632 George was one of the leaders in the protest made by Watertown against the action of the governor and assistants in arbitrarily levying a tax on the town.
www.boxted.org.uk /georgephillips.htm   (2017 words)

  
 ON WATCH: The Deck Officers and Wireless Operators of the R.M.S. Titanic
George Phillips was present on the 25th September 1877 when meningitis claimed the life of his first baby boy.
John George “Jack” Phillips was born on Easter Monday, April 11th, 1887, and was promptly named after his father and both of his grandfathers.
At the centre is a carved stone in Jack’s honour “This cloister is built in memory of John George Phillips, a native of this town, chief telegraphist of the ill fated S.S. Titanic.
www.nautical-papers.com /onwatch/phillips/phillips.html   (3413 words)

  
 George Frederick Phillips biography .ms   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
George Frederick Phillips, (March 8, 1862 at Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada – June 4, 1904 in Cambridge, Massachusetts) is a Medal of Honor winner.
George Phillips went to Galveston, Texas where he joined the United States Navy.
George Phillips died at the age of 42 in Cambridge, Massachusetts in 1904 and his body was returned home to Canada where he was interred in the Fernhill Cemetery in his hometown of Saint John, New Brunswick.
george-frederick-phillips.biography.ms   (176 words)

  
 George Phillips and John Lees
eorge Phillips was born in Wolford Township in 1872.
In February 1937, the outsider resigned and John Lees was appointed Police Chief.
So large was the attendance that the trial was held in the town hall proper." Phillips and a constable from Perth were praised for their excellent work, which resulted in the conviction of the accused and a sentence of six months to two years less a day in the provincial reformatory.
home.cogeco.ca /~dgphillips/police.htm   (570 words)

  
 Phillips - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Phillips, Cory Michael, singer-songwriter, originally from McAllen, Texas.
Phillips Academy also called Andover or Phillips Andover, a prestigious private school in Andover, Massachusetts.
John George Phillips, Senior Wireless operator on the RMS Titanic.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Phillips   (165 words)

  
 John George Phillips -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
John 'Jack' George Phillips (April 11, 1887 - April 15, 1912) was radio officer on board the fatal maiden voyage of the (Click link for more info and facts about RMS Titanic) RMS Titanic.
When the Titanic collided with an iceberg on April 14, 1912, Phillips remained at his post broadcasting the then international (An internationally recognized signal sent out by a ship or plane indicating that help is needed) distress signal " (Click link for more info and facts about CQD) CQD".
The Phillips Memorial Cloister in (Click link for more info and facts about Godalming) Godalming was designed by (Click link for more info and facts about Gertrude Jekyll) Gertrude Jekyll to commemorate his bravery.
www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/j/jo/john_george_phillips.htm   (250 words)

  
 John Phillips
In 1820 he was a member of the convention that met to consider the revision of the state constitution, and he took an active part in the proceedings of that body.
Phillips was also active in the agitation tending toward the adoption of a city government in Boston, and was chairman of the committee of twelve that drew up and reported on a city charter for the town in 1822.
Phillips in this subject was the lady--Miss Anne Terry Greene--who afterward became his wife and, as he himself has said, "his counsel, his guide, his inspiration," during his whole subsequent life.
www.famousamericans.net /johnphillips   (2180 words)

  
 George Crile, Charles Hoover and John Phillips
John Phillips was born on a farm near Welland, Ontario he studied medicine at the University of Toronto graduating in 1903.
Phillips was also a trustee of the Cleveland Medical Library Association and a member of Allen Memorial Medical Library building committee.
Phillips died of smoke inhalation in the catastrophic Cleveland Clinic fire of 1929.
www.cwru.edu /artsci/dittrick/cemetery/stop13.htm   (750 words)

  
 CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: George Phillips
On completing his course at the gymnasium, George studied law at the Universities of Berlin and Göttingen (1822-24); his principal teachers were von Savigny and Eichhorn, and, under the influence of the latter, he devoted himself mainly to the study of Germanic law.
Phillips formed a close friendship with his colleague K. Jarcke, professor at Berlin since 1825, who had entered the Catholic Church in 1824.
In consequence of the Lola Montez affair, in connexion with which Phillips signed, with six other Munich professors, an address of sympathy with the dismissed minister Abel, he was relieved of his chair in 1847.
www.newadvent.org /cathen/12022b.htm   (634 words)

  
 Chief Radio Officer Jack Phillips
In one newspaper interview Whiteley was quoted as saying that Phillips was on board the collapsible with him and spoke about the approaching rescue ships before losing consciousnesss and dying according to Whiteley's interview, Phillips' body was supposedly taken on board the Carpathia.
Phillips supposedly sank down into the bottom of the boat and died despite efforts to revive him, and his body was "washed overboard" a little later.
Nevertheless, we know (via Gracie) that Phillips' body was not taken on board the Carpathia from the upturned collapsible, and there's no evidence to suggest that Phillips was picked up by one of the boats that were lashed together, either.
www.hf.ro /jack.htm   (1739 words)

  
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I thought it might help someone doing research on the Phillips family, especially considering the location of the cemetery, it would be very hard to get to it most of the year.
John was dis-inherited by his father John George Robert Phillips because he married Mary Stewart, his first wife, against his father's wishes.
History states that John George Robert Phillips was a man of great wealth, and came from a wealthy family, but he chose to turn his back on his own son for not "abiding by his wishes." What a selfish man he must have been!
home.hiwaay.net /~woliver/McKinley_Phillips_Cem.html   (808 words)

  
 George Phillips
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PHILLIPS, George, clergyman, born in Rainham, Norfolk, England, in 1593 ; died in Watertown, Massachusetts, 1 July, 1644.
He was a student at the University of Cambridge in 1613 and 1617, and settled at Boxted, Essex County, England, but became a non-conformist, and came w New England in June, 1630.
www.famousamericans.net /georgephillips   (285 words)

  
 The Marconi Room- John Phillip   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
onsiderably more is known about John Phillips than his counterpart, Harold Bride.
John George Phillips, better known as "Jack" or "Sparks" (because he morsed so fast), was born in Surrey, England, on April 11, 1888.
According to Commander Lightoller's report, he hung on almost until the Carpathia reached them, but was finally overcome by the icy-cold water.
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 Edward And George Phillips ( - ) Artwork Images, Exhibitions, Reviews
George Henry Phillips, Mouth of the River Humber.
Phillips also uses human characters in various states of suspension or groundedness who interact with various elements in natural or un...
Phillips’ early ambition was to be a critic.
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 Amazon.com: The Late George Apley: Books: John P. Marquand   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
GEORGE WILLIAM APLEY was born in the house of his maternal grandfather, William Leeds Hancock, on the steeper part of Mount Venon Street, on Beacon Hill, on January 25, 1866.
John P. Marquand probably was one of the most successful authors of his day and this book, for which he won a Pulitzer prize was the start of his brilliant career.
Rather, George spends a lifetime attending the board meetings of charities, participating in "intelligent discussion" groups and clubs, dabbling in the minutiae of local politics, and dispensing unheeded advice to his offspring.
www.amazon.com /exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0316735671?v=glance   (2271 words)

  
 Famous Forebears
Phillips progressed to Chief Marconi Officer on "RMS Titanic" which was sunk on her maiden voyage after a collision with an iceberg on 15th April 1912.
(Phillips is alleged to have joked that it would probably be the last time he would use it.) There is a memorial tablet to his memory in Farncombe Church where he sang in the choir.
A regular member of the team of doctors who were in attendance to King George V and also his son George VI.
www.godalming-tc.gov.uk /page.htm?p=24   (849 words)

  
 Phillips Cctv   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
John Phillips (1719 - 1795), was a merchant, and the founder of Phillips Exeter Academy.
John Phillips was born in Parris Island, South Carolina.
Phillips remained at his post diligently transmitting the distress signal and went down with the ship.
www.bonose.com /Phillips+Cctv.html   (698 words)

  
 John George Lambton, 1st earl of Durham --  Encyclopædia Britannica   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Whig reformer John George Lambton, 1st earl of Durham, was appointed governor-general to inquire into the causes of the troubles.
Sir John French was born on Sept. 28, 1852, in Ripple, Kent, England.
In a dramatization, George Washington recalls crossing the Delaware, spending the winter at Valley Forge and defeating the British at the Battle of Yorktown.
www.britannica.com /eb/article-9031578   (855 words)

  
 Phillips, John   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
ann sothern[?] - actress; march 18 - john phillips, cofounder of popular music group the mamas and the papas; march 21 - norma macmillan...
john phillips was the pop guru, the main if not exclusive songwriter and...
Phillips said the district is averaging about 20 reports of burglaries a week, compared with the eight to 10 they would handle before the...
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 Flushing (George Goble, John De Armond)
George Goble (of GHG-12 fame) has had very good luck flushing contaminated systems with n-heptane.
From: ghg@cidmac.ecn.purdue.edu (George Goble) Newsgroups: sci.engr.heat-vent-ac Subject: Re: Contaminant Removal Date: 28 Jun 1996 09:54:40 GMT In article <4r0729$7db@news.enterprise.net> davida@enterprise.net (davida@enteprise.net) writes: >This information should fill in the blanks I left in my previous post >and give some idea of the steps I intend to take.
From: ghg@cidmac.ecn.purdue.edu (George Goble) Newsgroups: sci.engr.heat-vent-ac Subject: Re: Flushing agents for refrigeration systems Date: 8 May 1996 14:46:52 GMT In article <4movru$dvg@news2.cais.com> cwood@hvac.org writes: >jhuber@zeus.anet-dfw.com (Joseph Huber) wrote: > >>I'm curious as to what the HVAC&R industry is using nowadays for >>flushing agents to clean out refrigeration systems.
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 Jack Phillips - a hero of the Titanic
Jack was born on April the 11th, 1887, in Farncombe, near Godalming in Surrey, England.
The official report on the death of Jack Phillips is that he died of hypothermia on the 15th of April, 1912.
The Jack Phillips memorial cloister in Godalming is one of the largest memorials in the World to a single Titanic victim.
www.godalming-museum.org.uk /titanic/jack_history.html   (389 words)

  
 RMS Titanic
Among the survivors was Margaret Brown (thus becoming known as the "Unsinkable" Molly Brown) who kept order on her lifeboat and assisted with the rescue efforts, and who later formed a survivors group.
One crew member, Violet Jessop, survived not only the sinking of the Titanic, but an earlier accident involving her sister ship Olympic, and finally, the later sinking of the other of Titanic's sisters, the HMHS Britannic.
The sinking was one of the first times the internationally-recognized Morse code distress signal, SOS (dididit dadadah dididit), was used, transmitted by Chief Marconi Officer John George Phillips.
www.brainyencyclopedia.com /encyclopedia/r/rm/rms_titanic.html   (1810 words)

  
 The Titanic Connection
Godalming has a strong Titanic connection through John George 'Jack' Phillips, the radio operator who was born and grew up near Godalming.
The Jack Phillips Memorial and Cloister in Godalming is the world's largest to a single Titanic victim anywhere in the World.
John Young is a volunteer working for the Museum with a considerable interest in the Titanic, and all aspects of Godalming history.
www.godalming-museum.org.uk /titanic/titanic.html   (157 words)

  
 Anecdote - John Edmund Andrew ["Papa John"] Phillips - John Phillips: Strict Father?   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
At 13, after running away from her mother's house, she showed up at her father's Bel Air mansion, where he was living with his third wife, Genevieve.
In step with the latest trends, John Phillips opened the door wearing a floor-length, tie-dyed Indian caftan and a Jesus beard and smoking a joint.
Phillips, John Edmund Andrew ["Papa John"] (1935-2001) American musician, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee (1998) [noted for his work with the Mamas and the Papas]
www.anecdotage.com /index.php?aid=17756   (237 words)

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