<b>Elton Bradford "Brad" Phillips</b> (1925-2009) was an American tourism businessman and politician.  Phillips came to <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alaska" class="extiw" title="w:Alaska">Alaska</a> in the 1940s to study at the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/University_of_Alaska_Fairbanks" class="extiw" title="w:University of Alaska Fairbanks">University of Alaska</a>, marrying the daughter of John Sexton Shanly, the university's first graduate.  He first worked in tourism underneath industry pioneer Chuck West before striking out on his own in Anchorage.  In the tourism industry, he was best known for the "26 Glacier Cruise" in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prince_William_Sound" class="extiw" title="w:Prince William Sound">Prince William Sound</a>.  This photo shows Phillips as a newly-elected member of the Anchorage City Council.  He held that office for a year before resigning when he was elected to the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alaska_Senate" class="extiw" title="w:Alaska Senate">Alaska Senate</a>, an office he held for much of the 1960s, serving as Senate president at one point.
City of Anchorage, Office of the City Manager
<i>City of Anchorage 1959 Annual Report</i>, p. 5, in chapter titled "The City Council"