Philip Vanderbyl (28 April 1827 – 16 May 1892) was a qualified doctor, merchant and a Liberal politician.
[1] He was a member of the firm of Redfern Alexander and Company who were the London merchant house for many important Australian and New Zealand businesses.
He was also on the board of directors of the Metropolitan Trading Association Limited which chartered cargo ships to carry meat, especially frozen beef, between London and the United States.
He also dealt in iron and was a Director of the East and West India Dock Company.
[5][6] In 1872 he bought an estate at Northwood Park near Winchester and by 1884 had a much larger house built there.