Background
Phillips, Asa Emory was born on December 7, 1911 in Washington, District of Columbia, United States. Son of Asa Emory and Virginia N. (Boyd) Phillips.
Phillips, Asa Emory was born on December 7, 1911 in Washington, District of Columbia, United States. Son of Asa Emory and Virginia N. (Boyd) Phillips.
Sidwell Friends School (cum laude), Washington, District of Columbia Phillips Exeter Academy (cum laude). Harvard (Bachelor of Arts, cum laude).
Harvard Law School (Juris Doctor, 1938). Honorary Professor of Law, United States Naval Justice School, Newport, Rhode Island, since 1964.
Working as a partner of American Statistical Association East. PHILLIPS, JR. Admitted to the bar, 1938, District of Columbia. 1939, Massachusetts; 1940, United States. District Court for District of Massachusetts.
1944, Supreme Court of United States.
1953, Maine; 1964, United States. Customs Court. Major clients of American Statistical Association PHILLIPS: Counsel.
Vice chairman lawyers division Greater Boston Community Fund, 1948-1950. Dist.dir. Federal St. district, 1947. Chairman Heart Fund for Brookline, 1958-1960.
Chairman advising committee Governor of Commonwealth United States Ship Massachusetts Relics, 1965. Chairman of Commission of management Young Men’s Christian Association, Charlestown, Massachusetts, 1969-1971. Secretary-treasurer Friends of Chamber Music, Inc., 1954-1964.
Chairman Governor's Prayer Breakfast, 1978. Member of council Freedom Trail Foundation, 1977-1995. Member of advisory board Salvation Army Greater Boston, 1977-1995.
Board directors Youth Foundation, Inc., New York City. Founder, president of the board of trustees Thomas W. Sidwell Memorial Scholarship, Mistress Asa E. Phillips Memorial Fund. Founder, chairman of the board of trustees Charles Francis Adams Memorial Trophy.
Trustee Massachusetts Trustees of International Committee of Young Men’s Christian Association for Army and Navy Work, Inc. Corporator Brookline Savings Bank. Member overseers commission to visit military departments Harvard University, 1960-1966.
Served as ensign United States Navy, World World War World War II. Member American Bar Association (moderator weekly radio broadcasts), Boston Bar Association, Friends School Alumni Association (past president), Greater Boston City of C., Navy League of the United States (national vice president 1962-1968, president 1958-1977, 1st vice president Boston council1977-1995, national chairman Navy Day 1965-1968, member of national Executive Committee 1962-1968), Society Colonial Wars (treasurer 1957-1960, governor Massachusetts 1963-1965, national governor general 1969-1972), Order Founders and Patriots American (governor Massachusetts Society 1964-1995, governor general General Court 1972-1978), Society of Lees of Virginia (past national vice president), Huguenot Society Massachusetts (president 1966-1968, counselor 1985-1995), Massachusetts Committee ofPatriotic Socs. (founder, chairman 1962-1995), Society of Cincinnati, Roger Williams Family Association, Society Descendants of Colonial Clergy, Order of Lafayette (national director 1966-1995, president general 1974-1995), United States Flag Foundation, Inc.
(counselor), Sons of the American Revolution (president Massachusetts Society 1975-1977, Patriot medal 1977, chairman Annual Congress 1975, trustee 1977-1983, chairman state president' caucus National Society 1976-1978, national trustee 1977-1979, historian general 1978-1980, vice president general 1980-1982, Minuteman medal 1981, parliamentarian 1983-1995), S.R. (president Mass.1974-1995, regional general vice president 1977-1978), New England Historic Genealogical Society, Sovereign Military Order, National Smoke, Fire and Burn Institute, Inc. (co-founder, president 1973-1995), Charitable Irish Society (president 1985-1986, director 1986-1995), Friends of Fort Washington, Inc. (secretary, treasurer 1985-1995).
Married Anne Wight, 1956. Children: Asa Emory III, Anne Crocker (Mistress Henry McFarlan Ogilby).