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On August 4, 1743, he married Sarah (Emery) Gilman, a wealthy widow. He had previously proposed to her daughter, Tabitha, but was turned down. At her death on
October 9, 1765, Phillips was the wealthiest man in Exeter. He married his second wife, Elizabeth (Dennet) Hale, on November 3, 1767. He died
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Bond, Henry and Jones, Horatio. Genealogies of the
Families and Descendants of the Early Settlers of Watertown, Massachusetts, Including Waltham and Weston: To which is Appended the Early History of the Town. New England Historical and Genealogical Society, 1860, pgs.
352:. Inspired by the success of the school, Phillips was encouraged by his nephew to create his own school in Exeter. John Phillips' donations in land and money totaled $ 31,000. These two schools, longtime rivals, are among the oldest and most prestigious
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on April 21, 1795, in Exeter, and left no children. Phillips left one third of his large estate to
Phillips Academy and two-thirds to Phillips Exeter Academy. His donations to Exeter totaled about $ 60,000. He was awarded an LL.D. degree by
333:, Phillips donated large sums of money and land to the college. He also donated ÂŁ37 to the college, establishing the Phillips Professorship of Theology. He was a trustee of Dartmouth from 1773 to 1793.
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from 1771 to 1773, and also served as a judge of the inferior court of common pleas from 1772 to 1775. He also served as the deputy of the first New
Hampshire
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in Exeter, New
Hampshire, in 1781, donating $ 134,000, and served as the president of the Board of Trustees until his death. His nephew,
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and a member of the
Provincial Council. In 1772, he was chosen to be the colonel of a militia called the Exeter cadets.
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John
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and medicine under his father, he headed schools in
Andover and neighboring towns.
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at the age of eleven, and graduated in 1735, at the age of 15. He returned for a
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228:, where he served as a trustee. He also made significant donations to
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224:, along with his wife, Elizabeth Phillips. He was a major donor to
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The
Descendents of William White, Hon. Daniel Appleton White, 1889
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An Old New England School – A History of Phillips Academy Andover
264:, the progenitor of the New England Phillips family in America.
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397:"Biography of John Phillips | Phillips Exeter Academy"
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298:From 1767 to 1775, he served on the council of
494:"Academy Chronology | Phillips Exeter Academy"
458:The National Cyclopaedia of American Biography
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344:, had, three years prior, founded the nearby
317:In 1762, he became the first major donor of
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857:Members of the New Hampshire General Court
723:List of Phillips Exeter Academy principals
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275:, which he earned in 1738. While studying
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832:Founders of American schools and colleges
244:Phillips was born on January 7, 1719, to
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692:List of Phillips Exeter Academy alumni
325:. In 1770, as the college, then named
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559:, vol. 4, New York: Macmillan,
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862:People from colonial New Hampshire
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872:18th-century American politicians
837:People from Exeter, New Hampshire
517:Shipton, Clifford Kenyon (1995).
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413:
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847:18th-century American educators
631:Phillips Exeter Academy Library
306:. He represented Exeter in the
300:Sir John Wentworth, 1st Baronet
248:and Hannah (White) Phillips in
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646:Front Street Historic District
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216:educator and the cofounder of
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256:. He was a descendant of the
523:. Harvard University Press.
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573:Saltonstall, William Gurdon
308:New Hampshire General Court
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208:(December 27, 1719 –
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765:Eight Schools Association
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329:, wished to relocate to
240:Early life and education
842:Phillips Exeter Academy
616:Phillips Exeter Academy
557:Cyclopedia of Education
338:Phillips Exeter Academy
218:Phillips Exeter Academy
106:Phillips Exeter Academy
827:Harvard College alumni
744:Andover–Exeter rivalry
713:and Elizabeth Phillips
567:– via HathiTrust
356:in the United States.
350:Andover, Massachusetts
331:Hanover, New Hampshire
302:, the governor of the
45:Andover, Massachusetts
664:Student organizations
432:. Read Books Design.
327:Moor's Charity School
287:In 1741, he moved to
196:Hannah White (mother)
67:Exeter, New Hampshire
461:. J.T. White. 1900.
342:Samuel Phillips, Jr.
258:Rev. George Phillips
234:Princeton University
139:; died
463:william woodbridge.
424:Fuess, Claude Moore
354:preparatory schools
312:Provincial Congress
16:American politician
796:Advanced Placement
791:School Year Abroad
483:White, Descendents
269:Harvard University
95:Harvard University
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367:Dartmouth College
319:Dartmouth College
267:Phillips entered
226:Dartmouth College
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122:Sarah Gilman
61:(1795-04-21)
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817:1719 births
760:G30 Schools
672:The Exonian
549:Paul Monroe
83:Nationality
811:Categories
716:Principal
641:Exeter Inn
503:2017-08-09
406:2017-08-11
373:References
732:Athletics
709:Founders
369:in 1777.
262:Watertown
104:Founding
575:(1951),
426:(2010).
277:theology
210:April 21
193:(father)
176:Children
86:American
701:Faculty
386:872-882
250:Andover
184:Parents
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112:Spouses
739:NEPSAC
687:Alumni
624:Campus
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289:Exeter
283:Career
246:Samuel
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69:, U.S.
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525:ISBN
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232:and
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137:1743
56:Died
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