Phillips was born on January 21 , 1859 , in Milwaukee to Mary End ( 1827 – 1868 ) and Joseph Phillips ( 1825 – 1906 ) , who in 1870 became the 16th Mayor of Milwaukee . Charles Phillips attended parochial and public schools and Markham Academy , and went on to the University of Wisconsin-Madison . Before 1885 he married Helen Ramstack ( 1860 – 1941 ) . From 1891-1895 he worked in the office of the Wisconsin Secretary of State . During this time he attended the University of Wisconsin Law School , graduating in 1893 . For a time he worked with his father , and with a Milwaukee leather company , before going into the practice of law . He served as chairman of the Milwaukee County Democratic Party County Committee , and was a delegate to the 1932 Democratic National Convention . Phillips died at the age of 79 , on May 24 , 1938 , and is interred in Milwaukee
1932 Democratic National Convention
1932 Democratic National Convention
Charles H. Phillips