Phister served two terms as mayor of Maysville in 1847 and 1848. He was a circuit judge 1856–1862 and a member of the Kentucky House of Representatives 1867–1871. He was appointed one of the commissioners to revise the Kentucky statutes in 1872 but declined. Phister was elected as a Democrat to the Forty-sixth and Forty-seventh Congresses (March 4, 1879 – March 3, 1883). After leaving Congress, he resumed the practice of law.[2]
Personal life
Phister married Jane A. Paddock (1830–1923) in 1847 and they had five children. He was a member of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows. Phister died in Maysville, Kentucky in 1887 and was buried in the City Cemetery.[1]
References
^ ab"Judge Phister Dead". The Evening Bulletin. Vol. VI, no. 151. Maysville, Kentucky. 1887-05-16. p. 3. Retrieved 2024-07-17 – via Newspapers.com.