Background
Scourfield was born John Henry Phillips, the son of Owen Phillips of Williamstown, Pembrokeshire, Wales and his wife Ann Elizabeth Scourfield, niece of William Henry Scourfield of the Mote and Robeston Hall.
Scourfield was born John Henry Phillips, the son of Owen Phillips of Williamstown, Pembrokeshire, Wales and his wife Ann Elizabeth Scourfield, niece of William Henry Scourfield of the Mote and Robeston Hall.
He was educated at Harrow School and at Oriel College, Oxford graduating Bachelor 3rd class in classics in 1828 and Master of Arts in 1832.
He was a Deputy Lieutenant and Justice of the Peace for Pembroke and chairman of the Quarter Sessions of Pembroke. He was also High Sheriff of Pembrokeshire in 1833 and Lord-Lieutenant and Custos Rotulorum of the borough of Haverfordwest. At the 1868 general election he was elected Member of Parliament for Pembrokeshire and held the seat until his death aged 68 in 1876.
He was created a baronet by Disraeli on 18 February 1876 but died the following May.
As John Philipps, he was a cricketer with amateur status who was associated with Marylebone Club (Master Control Console) and made his first-class debut in 1830.
Scourfield married in 1845 Augusta Phillips, daughter of John Lort Phillips of Haverfordwest and Llawrenny Park, Pembrokeshire. They had two sons, the eldest of which, Owen, succeeded to the baronetcy (which became extinct on his death).
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At the 1852 general election Scourfield was elected Member of Parliament for Haverfordwest and held the seat until 1868.