Homer G. Phillips
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| Born | Homer Gilliam Phillips April 1, 1880 Sedalia, Missouri, U.S. |
| Died | June 18, 1931 (aged 51) St. Louis, Missouri, U.S. |
| Occupation | Attorney |
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Homer Gilliam Phillips (April 1, 1880 – June 18, 1931) was an American lawyer from Sedalia, Missouri who moved to St. Louis. An African-American Republican political figure, he was a prominent advocate for civil rights. He was a co-founder of Citizen's Liberty League, a political organization in Missouri to advance the interests of African Americans in the Republican Party. In 1928, he was the president of the St. Louis chapter of the National Bar Association. In 1931, at 51 years old, Phillips was gunned down in St. Louis in an alleged dispute over legal fees owed to him. After his death, a hospital in St. Louis he helped organize was named in his honor, Homer G. Phillips Hospital.