Biografía
He was the son of Richard Augustus Long Phillips. Sir Clive changed his name to Phillips-Wolley in 1876 on inheriting property in Shropshire.
He was the British Consul at Kertch Russia for several years.
He studied law and was called to the Bar of the Middle Temple in 1884.
He came to the Kootenay region in te early 1890s.
He moved to Victoria BC in 1896.
In 1901 he purchased Piers Island from George H. Duncan and established a residence there until 1908.
He was the author of several books.
He founded the Navy League of British Columbia.
He wrote the Coronation Hymn of 1911.
He was knighted in 1915 for his work with the Navy League.
In 1917 he published 'Songs From a Young Man's Land' in honor of his son who had been killed-in-action during the First World War.
He purchased Portland Island from William Naukana and sold it in turn in 1928 to Frank A. "One-armed" Sutton.
Referencias
- Walbran, Captain John T. (1909)
- Skolrood, A. Harold (1995)
