Dudley B. Phillips
was born at Clayton, Adams County, Ohio, August 1, 1860. His parents removed to Manchester in 1864, where he has since resided. He graduated from Manchester High School in 1878, studied law with Judge Henry Collings and was admitted to the bar in December, 1881, and was three times elected Mayor of Manchester and elected to the Ohio senate in 1891 and re-elected in 1893 and is now practicing his profession in his native county.
He was married to Fannie B. Adams in 1887 and they have three children: Henry Lee, Dudley Collings and Helen C.
From History of Adams County, Ohio from its Earliest Settlement to the Present Time - by Nelson W. Evans and Emmons B. Stivers - West Union, Ohio - Published by E. B. Stivers - 1900