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PHILIPS OF WESTON
Catalogue reference: DR 198
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This record is about the PHILIPS OF WESTON dating from 1806-c.1890.
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- DR 198
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Title (The name of the record)
- PHILIPS OF WESTON
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1806-c.1890
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Description (What the record is about)
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Letters and papers of George (afterwards 1st baronet) Philips of Sedgeley, Lancashire and Weston House, Warwickshire, and Sir George Richard Philips, 2nd baronet, and their immediate circle.
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- Shakespeare Birthplace Trust
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Language (The language of the record)
- English
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Creator(s) (The creator of the record)
- <persname>Philips, George, 1766 - 1847, 1st baronet</persname>
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- 195 items
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Administrative / biographical background (Historical or biographical information about the creator of the record and the context of its creation)
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George Philips (1766-1847), was the eldest son of the successful Manchester cotton manufacturer, Thomas Philips, of Sedgeley, which estate George inherited in 1811. In 1812 he entered Parliament, sitting as a Whig for various constituencies until 1834. George Philips purchased Weston House and estate for £75,000 in 1819 and was created a baronet in 1828. His son, George Richard Philips, the 2nd baronet, sat in parliament from 1818-1852.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/09de3719-9dd3-4c6d-a542-04a1958ab8ee/
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PHILIPS OF WESTON