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History of the Great Lakes
Illustrated, In Two Volumes, Vol. II
Chicago, J. H. Beers & Co., 1899

           [264]

               WILLIAM PHILLIPIE, who was born at Buffalo, N.Y.. December
            14, 1866, is a son of GEORGE W. and ELIZABETH (HENNESSEY)
	    PHILLIPIE. His mother is a native of Ireland, and his father (a
	    sketch of whom appears elsewhere), an old-time tried engineer
	    on the lakes, was also born at Buffalo.
	       Our subject attended Public School No. 33, in the city of
	    his birth, and at the age of fourteen started work as a brass
	    finisher, at which trade he was employed for about eight
	    months. He then entered the King Iron Works, where he was
	    employed about four years learning the machinist's trade.
	    In 1885 he commenced steamboating as oiler on the Syracuse,
	    which position he retained during all of that and about half of
	    the next season, when he received his first issue of papers as
	    second engineer of the Badger State, finishing the season on
	    her. The seasons of 1887-88 he was second engineer of the A. P.
	    Wright, and the following one, 1889, of the Philadelphia. He
	    was chief of the Wissahickon in 1890, and for the season of
	    1891 second of the Philadelphia one trip, and the Northern
	    Light three trips, when he was appointed chief of the Northern
	    King, finishing that season and all of the next on her.
	       In 1893-94-95 he remained ashore, working in the Lehigh
	    Valley machine shops, but returned to the lakes in 1896 as
	    second of the Gladstone, remaining on her until July 28, when
	    she was laid up at Cleveland. MR. PHILLIPIE returned to Buffalo
	    and shipped as second assistant of that fine passenger boat,
	    the North Land, remaining on her until the close of her season
	    in September, when he went on the George Stone as her second,
	    laying her up on the 12th of December. MR. PHILLIPIE has eleven
	    issues of license, and for the season of 1897-98 was engaged as
	    chief on the Sevona.
	       In January, 1892, MR. PHILLIPIE was married at Buffalo, to
	    MISS BRIDGET GLENN, of that city, and they have one child,
	    ALICE. They reside at No. 111 Smith street, Buffalo. Socially
	    he is a member of the Marine Engineers Beneficial Association,
	    Local Harbor No. 1, Branch No. 98, C. M. B. A.

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