Background
Zile, Philip Taylor Van was born on July 20, 1843 in Osceola, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of David M. and Elvira C. (Cook) V.
Zile, Philip Taylor Van was born on July 20, 1843 in Osceola, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of David M. and Elvira C. (Cook) V.
Bachelor of Philosophy, Alfred University, 1863. Bachelor of Laws, University of Michigan, 1867. Doctor of Laws, Alfred University, 1893.
Served in Battery East, 1st Ohio Artillery in Civil War. Began law practice at Charlotte, Michigan, 1867. Prosecuting attorney Eaton Company, Michigan, 1868-1872.
Judge of probate Eaton Company, 1872-1875.
Circuit judge 5th Circuit of Michigan, 1875-1878. United States district attorney for Utah, 1878-1884.
In practice at Detroit, since 1890. Senior member Van Zile & Brownson, 1905-1910.
Prosecuting attorney Wayne Company, Michigan, 1909-1910.
Circuit judge, 3d Judicial Circuit, Michigan, since 1911. Dean of faculty, Detroit College of Law, since 1891.
Served in Battery East, 1st Ohio Artillery in Civil War. Republican.; Mason.
Married Lizzie A. Jones, December 28, 1865.