John Phillips (educator)
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| Born | December 27, 1719 Andover, Massachusetts, British America |
| Died | April 21, 1795 Exeter, New Hampshire, U.S. |
| Resting place | Exeter Cemetery |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | Harvard College |
| Known for | Founding Phillips Exeter Academy |
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| Relatives | Samuel Phillips Jr. |
John Phillips (December 27, 1719 – April 21, 1795) was an early American educator and the founder of Phillips Exeter Academy in New Hampshire. He was a major donor to Dartmouth College, where he served as a trustee. He also made significant donations to Harvard College and Princeton University.
Phillips was born on January 7, 1719, to Reverend Samuel and Hannah (White) Phillips in Andover, Massachusetts. He entered Harvard College at the age of eleven, and graduated in 1735, at the age of 15. He returned for a master's degree, which he earned in 1738. While studying theology and medicine under his father, he headed schools in Andover and neighboring towns.
In 1741, he moved to Exeter, New Hampshire, where he headed a private school for a year, and afterwards a public school for a year.
From 1767–1675, he served on the council of Sir John Wentworth, 1st Baronet, the governor of the Province of New Hampshire. He represented Exeter in the New Hampshire General Court from 1771–1773, and also served as a judge of the inferior court of common pleas from 1772–1775. He also served as the deputy of the first New Hampshire Provincial Congress and a member of the Provincial Council. In 1772, he was chosen to be the colonel of a militia called the Exeter cadets.
In 1762, he became the first major donor of Dartmouth College, when he sent a gift to Eleazar Wheelock. In 1770, as the college, then named Moor's Charity School, wished to relocate to Hanover, New Hampshire, Phillips donated large sums of money and land to the college. He also donated £37 to the college, establishing the Phillips Professorship of Theology. He was a trustee of Dartmouth from 1773 to 1793.
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