John J. Phillips
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from California's 29th district |
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In office January 3, 1953 – January 3, 1957 |
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| Preceded by | District Created |
| Succeeded by | Dalip Singh Saund |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from California's 22nd district |
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In office January 3, 1943 – January 3, 1953 |
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| Preceded by | District Created |
| Succeeded by | Joseph F. Holt |
| Member of the California Senate from the 37th district |
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In office 1936–1942 |
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| Preceded by | Leonard Difani |
| Succeeded by | Nelson Dilworth |
| Member of the California State Assembly | |
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In office 1932–1936 |
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| City council member of Banning, California | |
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In office 1930–1932 |
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September 11, 1887 Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Died | December 18, 1983 (aged 96) Palm Springs, California, U.S. |
| Resting place | Desert Memorial Park |
| Political party | Republican |
| Alma mater | Haverford College |
John Phillips (September 11, 1887 – December 18, 1983) was a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from California.
John Phillips was born in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania. He moved to St. David, Pennsylvania, in 1891. He graduated from Haverford College in 1910. During the First World War, he served in the Adjutant General’s Office and in Ordnance 1917-1919. He moved to California in 1924 and worked as a business analyst and rancher. He was a member of the city council of Banning, California, 1930-1932. He served in the California Assembly from 1932 to 1936, and was a member of the California Senate from 1936 to 1942. He was a member of the United States delegation to the Eleventh World’s Dairy Congress in Berlin in 1937.
Phillips was elected as a Republican to the Seventy-eighth and to the six succeeding Congresses. He was not a candidate for renomination in 1956. He was a delegate to Republican National Conventions in 1944, 1948, 1952, 1956, and 1960. He was a member of the American Battle Monuments Commission from 1952 to 1961. He was engaged as a public relations counselor and was a resident of Hemet, California, until his death in Palm Springs, California, on December 18, 1983. Interment in Desert Memorial Park, Cathedral City, California.
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