Forrest William Phillips
Served during the following dates: 1946-09-17; 1947-12-11; 1951-04-26; 1955-05-25
PHILLIPS, FORREST WILLIAM, farmer and land appraiser; b. 1 July 1887 in Ellersie, son of Thomas Henry Phillips and Eleanor Agnes Williams; m. 14 August 1907 Gertrude MacArthur, and they had six children, Vera, Olive, Evelyn, Thomas, Albert, and Malcolm (died at 10 years); United; d. 8 July 1972 in Summerside.
Phillips, a Liberal, was first elected to the Legislative Assembly in a by-election held 17 September 1946 for 2nd Prince. He was re-elected in the general elections of 1947, 1951, and 1955. In 1949 Phillips was appointed Speaker of the Legislative Assembly, and in 1951 was again appointed to this position, subsequently serving in this capacity until 1955. On 3 April 1956, he became Minister of Welfare and Labour, but retired from the Ministry due to illness. Phillips returned to serve as a Minister without Portfolio for a short time before finally leaving political life.
He received his education at the Ellerslie School, and for some time remained in his home community, where he farmed for a living. In 1916, however, Phillips moved to Mount Royal, where he continued to farm. In addition to farming, from 1936 to 1940, he was a part-time land appraiser for the Canadian Farm Loans Board and worked in the Board’s office from 1940 to 1945. He returned to Mount Royal to manage his brother’s frost-proof warehouse in O’Leary, remaining there until September 1946. Forrest Phillips died 8 July 1972 at Prince County Hospital in Summerside.
Gertrude Phillips was the daughter of A. E. MacArthur of Enmore. She was born 27 May 1889 and died 22 November 1964. Vera Phillips married Joshua MacArthur*, who served in the Legislative Assembly from 1970 to 1976.
from PEI gov. docs - http://www.peildo.ca/
References: CPG 1958; Speakers of the Legislative Assembly for PEI 1873-1990; Journal-Pioneer 10 July 1972; Guardian 11 July 1972; PARO: Knutsford Methodist Cemetery Records. Guide to abbreviations
Photograph courtesy of PEI Public Archives and Records Office, Reference Number Acc3177/77