Robert Charles Phillimore

Robert Charles Phillimore (19 August 1871 – 12 September 1919) was a British liberal politician.

Phillimore in 1898

The eldest son of Walter Phillimore, Robert was educated at Westminster School and Christ Church, Oxford. While there, he served as President of the Oxford Union in the Michaelmas terms of both 1892 and 1895, the last person to hold the office twice.

Living in London, Phillimore became active in the Liberal Party, standing unsuccessfully for Ripon at the 1895 United Kingdom general election. He was also a member of the Fabian Society from 1893. He served as the Progressive Party secretary for Marylebone, and was elected to the St Pancras Vestry.[1] From 1898 until 1919, Phillimore represented Deptford on London County Council. He stood unsuccessfully in St Albans at the December 1910 United Kingdom general election.

During World War I, Phillimore volunteered at the Hôpital Temporaire d'Arc-en-Barrois, an evacuation hospital in France.

References
  1. "The executive by-election". Fabian News. December 1895.
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