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Type of entity
Person
Authorized form of name
Philp, Robert, Sir., 1851-1922
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Description area
Dates of existence
1851-1922
History
Robert Philp, businessman and politician, born Glasgow Scotland, arrived Queensland 1862. 1874 joined merchant company of James Burn in Townsville, made partner in 1876. After entering state politics in 1886 as member for Musgrave he became Premier of Queensland (1899-1903, 1907-08), as a conservative. He was a contributor in the establishment of the University of Queensland.