Captain James Cook's companion when he was killed on the beach in Hawaii, escaping to the boat. He married Susanna the daughter of Dr Charles Burney and became acquainted with Johnston, Mrs Thrales, and Charles Lamb. His first wife died in 1800 and the same year he married a cousin Anne Maturin. He died of cholera in his home at Lambeth. Rank - Lieutenant.
Phillips, Molesworth, 1755-1832
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[Webber, John], 1751-1793 (after) :The death of Captn Cook. Feby 14, 1779 [1787-1790?]
Date: 1779 - 1787 - 1790
By: Webber, John, 1751-1793
Reference: A-438-028
Description: An engraving showing the image by Webber reversed, with Cook on land at the left raising his hand to stop his men from firing from their rowing boat at the right. Molesworth Phillips, Lieutenant of the Marines, seated on the very edge of the water, fires his musket into the crowd of island inhabitants. Other Titles - Captain; February Extended Title - Probably from "A new, royal, authentic and complete system of universal geography, antient and modern", by Thomas Bankes [1787-1790 Quantity: 2 b&w art print(s). Physical Description: Engraving 102 x 170 mm, plate 115 x 177 mm, on sheet 129 x 189 mm.