went to San Francisco, USA, in the early 1850s.
He married his cousin Rebecca Phillips in San Francisco and then moved to Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. His family was one of the first Jewish families to start a business and flourish in Victoria. They baked bread and sold soda pop.
'Phillips, Alexander (1824–1900)', People Australia, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, https://peopleaustralia.anu.edu.au/biography/phillips-alexander-28460/text41909, accessed 8 November 2024.
1824
London,
Middlesex,
England
22 November,
1900
(aged ~ 76)
Seattle,
Washington,
United States of America
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