John Bunyan Phillips was an American politician who served in the Oklahoma House of Representatives representing Cleveland County from 1918 to 1920 and from 1922 to 1924.
Biography John Bunyan Phillips was born on September 5, 1871, near Odessa, Missouri. In 1890, he moved to Oklahoma Territory, and on January 9, 1898, he married Claudia Beryl Hess. He was a farmer, rancher, and contractor.
Phillips served in the Oklahoma House of Representatives as a member of the Democratic Party representing Cleveland County from 1918 to 1920 and from 1922 to 1924. In his first term, he was preceded in office by Democrat H. O. Miller and succeeded in office by Republican Ralph C. Hardie. In his second term, he was preceded in office by Hardie and succeeded in office by E. V. George. While in the legislature, he supported the impeachment of Governor Jack Walton. He died on April 6, 1943, in Oklahoma City.
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