John Adams | |
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| 4th Principal of Phillips Academy | |
| In office 1810–1833 | |
| Preceded by | Mark Newman |
| Succeeded by | Osgood Johnson |
| Personal details | |
| Born | John Adams September 18, 1772 Canterbury, Colony of Connecticut, British America |
| Died | April 24, 1863 (aged 90) Jacksonville, Illinois |
| Spouses | Elizabeth Ripley
(m. 1798; died 1829)Mabel Stratton Burritt
(m. 1831; died 1856) |
| Children | William (b. 1807) Mary Elizabeth (b. 1842) |
| Parent(s) | John Adams Mary Parker Adams |
| Education | Yale University |
John Adams (September 18, 1772 – April 24, 1863) was an American educator noted for organizing several hundred Sunday schools. He was the 4th Principal of Phillips Academy. His life was celebrated by Dr. Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr. in his poem, "The School Boy", which was read at the centennial celebration of Phillips Academy in 1878, thus recalls him:
Uneasy lie the heads of all that rule — His most of all whose kingdom is a school.