Henry J. Phipps was born on 27 November 1844, in Medway, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States. He died on 16 December 1882, at the age of 38.
English: from a shortened form of the Middle English personal name Philip , with genitival or post-medieval excrescent -s.
History: The Phipps family, which holds the titles of marquess of Normandy and earl of Mulgrave, are descended from Constantine Phipps (1656–1723), who was lord chancellor of Ireland. A cousin with a different background, Sir William Phip(p)s (1651–95), was born in ME, where his parents had emigrated. Originally a ship's carpenter, he rose to become royal governor of MA.
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