Robert Philp

Sir Robert Philp
15th Premier of Queensland
In office
7 December 1899  17 September 1903
Preceded byAnderson Dawson
Succeeded byArthur Morgan
ConstituencyTownsville
In office
19 November 1907  18 February 1908
Preceded byWilliam Kidston
Succeeded byWilliam Kidston
ConstituencyTownsville
18th Treasurer of Queensland
In office
2 March 1898  1 December 1899
Preceded byHugh Nelson
Succeeded byWilliam Kidston
ConstituencyTownsville
In office
7 December 1899  1 February 1901
Preceded byWilliam Kidston
Succeeded byThomas Bridson Cribb
ConstituencyTownsville
In office
19 November 1907  18 February 1908
Preceded byWilliam Kidston
Succeeded byPeter Airey
ConstituencyTownsville
Leader of the Opposition of Queensland
In office
1 December 1899  7 December 1899
Preceded byAnderson Dawson
Succeeded byAnderson Dawson
In office
17 September 1903  28 June 1904
Preceded byBilly Browne
Succeeded byArthur Rutledge
In office
19 September 1904  19 November 1907
Preceded byArthur Rutledge
Succeeded byWilliam Kidston
In office
15 February 1908  29 October 1908
Preceded byWilliam Kidston
Succeeded byDavid Bowman
Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly
for Musgrave
In office
5 January 1886  9 May 1888
Preceded byNew seat
Succeeded byWilliam O'Connell
Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly
for Townsville
In office
12 May 1888  22 May 1915
Preceded byWilliam Villiers Brown
Succeeded byDaniel Ryan
Personal details
Born(1851-12-28)28 December 1851
Glasgow, Scotland, UK
Died17 July 1922(1922-07-17) (aged 70)
Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Resting placeToowong Cemetery
Political partyMinisterialist

Sir Robert Philp, KCMG (28 December 1851 – 17 June 1922) was a Queensland businessman and politician who was Premier of Queensland from December 1899 to September 1903 and again from November 1907 to February 1908.