Thomas Phillips | |
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![]() Sir Thomas Phillips (in Arab dress), watercolour by Richard Dadd | |
Mayor of Newport | |
In office 9 November 1838 – 1839 | |
Preceded by | Thomas Prosser |
Succeeded by | Thomas Dyke |
Personal details | |
Born | 1801 Llanelly, United Kingdom |
Died | 26 May 1867 London, United Kingdom | (aged 65–66)
Resting place | Llanellen churchyard, Abergavenny, Monmouthshire |
Occupation | Lawyer, politician and businessman |
Known for | Newport Rising |
Sir Thomas Phillips (1801 – 26 May 1867) was a Welsh lawyer, politician, and businessman, who was Mayor of Newport in Monmouthshire at the time of the Newport Rising in 1839.