William Phillips (1800–?)
William Phillips had been a London attorney and stable coach proprietor before his arrival in Sydney in 1838. He was then aged 38 with a wife and two children. In 1844 he volunteered to join Leichhardt's expedition. He was very retiring and circumspect during the course of the journey. He put forth his best endeavours to assist the party at all times, but he pitched his camp at a distance from the others. His narrative on the expedition is in the Mitchell Library, Sydney, but it has never been published. Mount Phillips, in the Peak Range, Central Queensland, was named by Leichhardt in his honour.
Original Publication
Other Entries for William Phillips
- People Australia, 7 June 2019
Additional Resources and Scholarship
- had been pardoned by the time of the expedition, Maitland Mercury (NSW), 1 July 1846, p 2
Related Entries in NCB Sites
- Gilbert, John (acquaintance)
- Roper, John (acquaintance)
- Calvert, James Snowden (acquaintance)
- Murphy, John (acquaintance)
- Leichhardt, Ludwig (expeditionist)
Citation details
'Phillips, William (1800–?)', People Australia, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, https://peopleaustralia.anu.edu.au/biography/phillips-william-17136/text28955, accessed 27 April 2025.
Life Summary [details]
Birth
1800
London,
Middlesex,
England
Cultural Heritage
Includes subject's nationality; their parents' nationality; the countries in which they spent a significant part of their childhood, and their self-identity.