Samuel Phillips (minister)
Samuel Phillips | |
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Samuel Phillips by John Greenwood | |
| 1st Pastor of the South Church, Andover, Massachusetts | |
| In office October 17, 1711 – June 5, 1771 | |
| Preceded by | office established |
| Succeeded by | Jonathan French |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Samuel Phillips February 17, 1690 |
| Died | June 5, 1771 (aged 81) Andover, Province of Massachusetts Bay, British America |
| Resting place | South Church Cemetery, Andover, MA 42°39′14.05″N 71°8′35.93″W / 42.6539028°N 71.1433139°W |
| Spouse |
Hannah White (m. 1711) |
| Children | Mary (b. 1712) Samuel (b. 1715) Lydia (b. 1717) John (b. 1719) William (b. 1722) |
| Parent(s) | Samuel Phillips Mary Emerson |
| Education | Harvard College, 1708 |
| Signature | |
Samuel Phillips (February 17, 1690 – June 5, 1771) was an American Congregational minister and the first pastor of the South Church in Andover, Massachusetts. His son, John Phillips, was the founder of Phillips Exeter Academy, and his grandson, Samuel Phillips Jr., was the founder of Phillips Academy Andover and briefly the lieutenant governor of Massachusetts.