STEPHEN CLARENDON PHILLIPS

Phillips, Stephen Clarendon (1801-1857), a Representative from Massachusetts; born in Salem, Mass., November 4, 1801; was graduated from Harvard University in 1819; engaged in mercantile pursuits in Salem; member of the State house of representatives 1824-1829; served in the state senate in 1830; elected as an Anti-Jacksonian to the Twenty-third Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Rufus Choate; reelected as an anti-Jacksonian to the Twenty-fourth Congress, and elected as a Whig to the Twenty-fifth Congress and served from December 1, 1834, to September 28, 1838, when he resigned; mayor of Salem 1838-1842; defeated as the Free-Soil candidate for governor in 1848 and 1849; engaged in the lumber business in Canada; perished in the burning of the steamer Montreal on the St. Lawrence River, on June 26, 1857; interment in Harmony Grove Cemetery, Salem, Mass.
Parents: Stephen Phillips, Dorcas Woodbridge
Spouse 1: Jane Appleton Peele
Born: abt 1802
Marriage: 6 Nov 1822
Children Sex Birth
Stephen Henry Phillips M 16 Aug 1823
Willard Peele Phillips M 7 Sep 1825
George William Phillips M 27 Nov 1827
Elizabeth Griste Phillips F 10 Apr 1831
Jane Peele Phillips F 24 Feb 1833
Margaret Peele Phillips F 30 Jun 1835
Abbott Laurence Phillips M 7 Dec 1837
Spouse 2: Mary Mason
Spouse 3: Margaret Mason Peele

Sources:
United States Federal Census
Massachusetts Vital Records
The Political Graveyard
Submitted by Deborah Crowell