John Phillips (educator)

John Phillips
BornDecember 27, 1719
DiedApril 21, 1795(1795-04-21) (aged 75)
Resting placeExeter Cemetery
NationalityAmerican
Alma materHarvard University
Known forFounding Phillips Exeter Academy
Spouses
Sarah Gilman
(m. 1743; died 1765)
Elizabeth Hale
(m. 1767)
Childrennone
Parents

John Phillips (December 27, 1719 – April 21, 1795) was an early American educator and the cofounder of Phillips Exeter Academy in New Hampshire, along with his wife, Elizabeth Phillips. 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.