Biography:

School superintendent. Born– December 12, 1853, Covington, Ky. Parents– Evan and Elizabeth Herbert Phillips. Married– Nellie T. Cobbs, December 12, 1886. Married– Minnie Holman, December 17, 1898. Education– Marietta College, A.B., 1880; honorary LL.D., 1905; studied at the University of Edinburgh, University of Chicago, and the University of Alabama. Served as Superintendent of Public Schools in Birmingham, 1883-.

Source:

Who Was Who in America, Vol. 7.

Publication(s):

History and Literature in Grammar Schools. Boston; D.C. Heath, 1893.

Old Tales and Modern Ideals. New York; Silver Burdett, 1905.

Science and Human Immortality. Birmingham, Ala.; City Paper Co., Printers, 1909.

The Silver-Burdett Speller, in Four Parts, for Primary, Intermediate, Grammar and Advanced Grades. Boston; Silver Burdett, 1913.