Samuel F. Phillips
Former Solicitor General of the United States
Samuel Field Phillips was a civil rights pioneer, lawyer, politician who served as the second Solicitor General of the United States
. He then took part in the landmark civil rights case, Plessy v. Ferguson. Wikipedia
Born: February 18, 1824, New York, NY
Died: November 18, 1903 (age 79 years), Washington, D.C.
Party: Republican Party
Previous offices: Solicitor General of the United States (1872–1885) and Auditor of North Carolina (1863–1864)
Education: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Parents: Reverend James Phillips