Whipple Van Buren Phillips (November 22, 1833 - March 28, 1904) was an American businessman from Providence, Rhode Island who also had mining interests in Idaho. He was most notable as the grandfather of H. P. Lovecraft whom he raised with his daughters and encouraged to have an appreciation of literature especially classical literature and English poetry.
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22 November 1833 Moosup Valley, Foster, Rhode Island
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Died |
28 March 1904 (aged 70)
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Zodiac | Scorpio |
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