Constituency : London University 1906-12 ( Liberal Unionist ), 1912-22 ( Conservative )
Philip recovered the London University seat for the Liberal Unionists unseating Michael Foster who had gone over to the Liberals by 24 votes.
Philip was educated at University College School and University College London. He was a Reform Jew and trained to be a rabbi in Berlin. He supplemented his income with private tuition. This expanded until he abandoned his calling and became director of the new City and Guilds of London Institute. He was particularly interested in the technical education departments and became their Superintendent in 1888. Philip sat on the Samuelson Commission on technical instruction in 1884 and was knighted two years later. He oversaw the merger of his Institute into the Imperial College of Science and Technology.
Philip retired from his post in 1915. In May that year he harassed the government over the shortage in optical glass. He was created a baronet in 1917.
Philip held his seat as a couponed Conservative in 1918 against a strong challenge from Sidney Webb.
Philip stood down in 1922 but continued on the Senate of the University of London and chaired the council of the RSA. He was a vice-president of the Anglo-Jewish Association.
Philip was an anti-Zionist describing the ideal as "a step backward, a reversal of the law of historical development" .
He died in 1933 aged 90.
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