Rubel Phillips
| Rubel Phillips | |
|---|---|
| Mississippi Public Service Commissioner | |
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In office 1956–1959 |
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| Succeeded by | Thomas Hal Phillips |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
Rubel Lex Phillips March 29, 1925 Kossuth, Alcorn County Mississippi, U.S. |
| Died | June 18, 2011 (aged 86) Ridgeland Madison County Mississippi |
| Resting place | Shiloh Presbyterian Church Cemetery in Alcorn County |
| Political party |
Democrat-turned-Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Margaret James Phillips (married ca. 1955–2011, his death) |
| Children |
Rubel Phillips, Jr. |
| Residence |
Jackson, Hinds County Mississippi |
| Alma mater |
Millsaps College |
| Profession | Attorney |
| Religion | Baptist |
| Military service | |
| Service/branch | United States Navy |
| Rank | Commander |
| Battles/wars | World War II |
Democrat-turned-Republican
Rubel Phillips, Jr.
Millsaps College
University of Mississippi School of Law
Rubel Lex Phillips, Sr. (March 29, 1925 – June 18, 2011) was an attorney, businessman, and politician from the U.S. state of Mississippi best known for his Republican gubernatorial campaigns waged in 1963 and 1967.
Previously, as a Democrat, Phillips was a circuit court clerk in Alcorn County in northeastern Mississippi and a member and chairman of the Mississippi Public Service Commission from 1956 to 1959. By 1963, he had switched parties to become only the third Republican since 1877 to seek his state's governorship. Phillips ran on the slogan of "K.O. the Kennedys", even though he had backed U.S. Senator John F. Kennedy for the presidency in 1960 over the Republican Vice President Richard M. Nixon. Phillips, with 38 percent of the ballots cast, lost to Democrat Paul B. Johnson, Jr., the son of a former governor. That election was held barely two weeks prior to the assassination of President Kennedy in Dallas, Texas.
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