Samuel Phillips ( 1814 - 1854 )

Birth: 28 December 1814 Death: Brighton, Sussex (21 October 1854) Burial: Sydenham Church Education: Gottingen; Sidney-Sussex College, Cambridge (matriculated 1836); LLD (1852, Gottingen) Career: Trained for the stage; studied at Gottingen University (for over a year); admitted to Sidney-Sussex College, Cambridge, but forced to leave for financial reasons after his father's death; tried unsuccessfully to continue his father's business in partnership with his brother; turned to writing; wrote a novel 'Caleb Stukely'; wrote for the Morning Herald and for the Times; Secretary to an association for the support of farmers, founded under the patronage of the Duke of Richmond; proprietor and editor of the 'John Bull' newspaper (until 1846); Literary Director, Crystal Palace and wrote a general handbook to the palace (1853); died suddenly Membership: Candidate.