Bucks County PA Archives Biographies.....Phillips, Symington
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Source: History of Bucks County, Pennsylvania; edited by 
J.H. Battle; A. Warner & Co.; 1887
Bristol Township


SYMINGTON PHILLIPS revenue collector, P.O. Bristol, was born 
in New York City, April 12, 1819, and is a son of William W. 
and Frances (Symington) Phillips.  His father, of Dutch 
extraction, was a native of New York, and his mother, who 
was a native of Canada, was of English descent. His father 
was pastor of the First Presbyterian church of New York City 
for over forty years.  He had twelve children, of whom ten 
lived to maturity.  Our subject received his education at 
the University of New York, in which city his business 
career began, coming to Bristol at the age of 23, where he 
has since resided.  For several years after coming to 
Pennsylvania he carried on the twine manufactory at New 
Hope, in this county, and still owns the property. He is now 
deputy United States revenue collector in Bristol.  In 1841 
he was married to Margaret, daughter of John Phillips, M. 
D., of Bristol.  Their children are:  Frances, wife of 
George Hamilton, a dry-goods merchant, of New York City; 
Meta, wife of B. Landreth, of Bristol, one of the 
proprietors of the great seed farm; Anna J., Sarah C., and 
Edward S., who is superintendent of the Wilson Ocean 
Steamship Line in New York.  Mr. and Mrs. Phillips are 
members of the Presbyterian church, of which he has been 
trustee.  He has often served in the town council, has been 
president of the board, chief burgess, and in 1872 was the 
choice of his party for congress, but was defeated.  In 1879 
he was elected to the legislature, and again in 1882 and 
1885.