Leon Chase "Red" Phillips (December 9, 1890 – March 27, 1958) was an American attorney, a state legislator and the 11th governor of Oklahoma from 1939 to 1943.
As governor, Phillips pushed for deep cuts, but was unable to avoid an unbalanced budget.
While a student at Epworth University in Oklahoma City, he studied for the ministry, but changed to law and received his LL.B.
[3] Phillips was responsible for the constitutional amendment requiring a balanced budget of the Oklahoma Legislature.
[6] After he retired from the office of Governor, Phillips returned to his farm near Okemah, Oklahoma, and continued to practice law until his death.