| LC control no. | n 97066509 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Personal name heading | Phillips, Thomas W. (Thomas Wharton), 1835-1912 |
| Variant(s) | Phillips, Thomas Wharton, 1835-1912 Phillips, T. W. (Thomas Wharton), 1835-1912 Layman 1835-1912 |
| Associated country | United States |
| Associated place | New Castle (Pa.) |
| Birth date | 18350223 |
| Death date | 19120721 |
| Place of birth | Mount Jackson (Pa.) |
| Affiliation | United States. Industrial Commission |
| Profession or occupation | Legislators--United States |
| Found in | Library of Congress Manuscript Division for Garfield, J. A. Papers, 1831-81 (Phillips, Thomas Wharton; correspondent) PREMARC file, June 30, 1997 (hdg: Phillips, Thomas Wharton, 1835-1912; auth. of The church of Christ (15th ed., 1915)) Phillips, Thomas Wharton. The Church of Christ, 1915: title page (Thomas W. Phillips, "A Layman") OCLC search, April 3, 2015: (access point: Phillips, Thomas W. 1835-1912; Phillips, Thomas Wharton, 1835-1912; Phillips, Thomas W.; usage: Thomas W. Phillips) Who was who in America, 1897-1942: (Phillips, Thomas W.; producer of petroleum and natural gas; banker; born Mt. Pleasant, Pa., Feb. 23, 1835; engaged in petroleum industry, 1861-; pres. Citizens' Nat. Bank, New Castle, Pa.; interested in philanthropic work; member of various college, benevolent and religious boards; interest in state and national politics; originator of Campaign Text-Book, first used during Garfield campaign of 1880; member 53d and 54th Congresses (1893-1897); introduced bill creating Industrial Commn, which afterwards became a law; apptd. member of Commission, elected its v.p.; at conclusion of its work in 1902 made supplementary report from which evolved the law creating the Bureau of Corporations; Republican; died July 21, 1912) |
| Associated language | eng |
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