Background
Philipps was the eldest son of Sir Richard Philipps, 2nd Baronet of Picton Castle.
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Erasmus Erasmus Philipps
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Career
He succeeded to the baronetcy before 1654. He was appointed a Militia Commissioner for south Wales on 14 March 1654. In 1655 he was appointed Justice of the Peace for Pembrokeshire and became a commissioner for Pembrokeshire, Cardiganshire and Carmarthenshire on 10 August 1655.
He was elected Member of Parliament for Pembrokeshire again in 1659 for the Third Protectorate Parliament.
Philipps married firstly Lady Cecily Finch, daughter of Thomas Finch, 11th Earl of Winchilsea, and secondly Catherine Darcy, daughter of Edward Darcy.
Membership
In 1654, Philipps was elected Member of Parliament for Pembrokeshire in the First Protectorate Parliament.
