Arthur_Philpotts
Arthur Stephens Philpotts (13 October – 12 August 1920[1]) was a British naval officer and politician.
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Born at Bishopstowe in Torquay, Philpotts was educated at Chudleigh Grammar School, and then the Royal Academy, Gosport. He joined the Royal Navy in 1858.
He was serving on-board HMS Bombay as a sub-lieutenant when the ship caught fire and sank off Montevideo in December 1864 with the loss of 92 crew.[1] He serving with the British expedition to Abyssinia, winning a mention in dispatches.[1] He also served in the suppression of the African slave trade.[1]
He became a commander in 1880 and was a divisional officer in the coastguard from 1882 until 1888. He retired in 1895, gaining appointment as a captain.[2] In the 1895 UK general election, Philpotts was elected for the Conservative Party in Torquay, serving until his retirement in 1900.[2][1]