Merle Phillips

Merle H. Phillips
Northumberland County Commissioner
In office
November 24, 2010  January 3, 2012
Preceded byKurt Masser
Succeeded byRick Shoch
Member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives
from the 108th district
In office
April 8, 1980  January 4, 2011
Preceded byGeorge O. Wagner
Succeeded byLynda Schlegel Culver
Personal details
Born(1928-09-21)September 21, 1928
Dalmatia, Pennsylvania
DiedDecember 30, 2013(2013-12-30) (aged 85)
Sunbury, Pennsylvania
Political partyRepublican
SpouseHelen Heckert
ResidenceUpper Augusta Township, Pennsylvania
Alma materSusquehanna University
Military service
Allegiance United States
Branch/serviceUnited States Marine Corps
Years of service1951 1957

Merle H. Phillips (September 21, 1928 – December 30, 2013) was a Republican member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives for the 108th District from 1980 until retiring in 2010. He also was appointed as Northumberland County Commissioner in 2010 to finish Kurt Masser's term after the position was vacated when Masser was elected to the 107th District.