Surname: May Forename(s): Philip William b. 22 April 1864. d. 5 August 1903. Nationality: English. VIAF.
Illustrator. Born in New Wortley, Leeds. Son of Philip William May (1823-1873) and
Sarah Jane Macarthy. Educated at St. George’s School in Leeds. Worked as an actor
with little success and turned to publishing cartoons after a bout of homelessness
in London. Lived in Australia to work for the Sydney Bulletin as a cartoonist. Married Lilian Emerson in 1885. Contributed to many periodicalsand
also produced his own, Phil May’s Winter Annual (1892-1905). Biographical information: ODNB. (BGL)