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William Herbert Phillipps, (3 December 1847 – 6 January 1935), generally referred to as W. Herbert Phillipps, later Sir Herbert Phillipps was a prominent South Australian businessman and philanthropist. ==Early days== Herbert was the son of Susannah (1813 – 26 December 1885)〔(Family Notices ) ''South Australian Register'' 11 January 1886 supplement p.2 accessed 26 February 2011〕 and James Phillips ( –1861), a medical student turned saddler and lay preacher〔http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article59017312〕 who arrived in Adelaide in 1839. He was born in Rosina Street, in a house which was reputedly the first in the city to be made of brick and having the first board floor.〔(Out Among the People ) ''The Advertiser'' Wednesday 9 January 1935 p.17 accessed 26 February 2011 This article is based on Vox's memories of Phillipp's tales, which may be fanciful.〕 He had a brother and six sisters,〔 two being: * fourth daughter Rosa (ca.1845 – 9 July 1941) married accountant and future M.P. and Commissioner of Audit Ebenezer Cooke (ca.1832 – 7 May 1907) (his second wife) on 8 May 1866〔(Marriages ) ''South Australian Register'' 10 May 1866 p.2 accessed 26 February 2011〕〔(Death of Mr. E. Cooke ) ''Advertiser (Adelaide)'' 8 May 1907 p.7 accessed 9 November 2011〕 * fifth daughter Clara Anne (died 14 September 1939) married architect Frederick W. Dancker (ca. 1852 – 27 August 1936) on 15 May 1883.〔(Marriages ) ''South Australian Register'' 22 May 1883 p.4 accessed 26 February 2011〕 He was a student at J. L. Young's Adelaide Educational Institution, Mr. Webster's private school in Kensington then Fellenberg's Commercial School in Pulteney Street, where he taught for a time.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「William Herbert Phillipps」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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