William Phillips Junior

William Phillips Jr. (born April 10, 1750 in Boston , Province of Massachusetts Bay , †  May 26, 1827 there ) was an American politician . Between 1812 and 1823 he was lieutenant governor of the state of Massachusetts.

Career

William Phillips came from the Phillips family known in Massachusetts, which also included the former Lieutenant Governor Samuel Phillips , with whom he was buried along with other family members. His grandson was Congressman Samuel H. Walley . Other family members held various political offices at the state level. He attended the Boston Latin School , which he dropped out prematurely for health reasons. Then he worked with his father of the same name, who was a wealthy merchant and, after his death in 1804, left his son a considerable fortune. Politically, Phillips became a member of the Federalist Party . Between 1804 and 1827 he was President of the Bank of Massachusetts . From 1821 to 1827 he also served on the board of trustees of the Phillips Academy , founded by Samuel Phillips. He was also the first president of the Massachusetts General Hospital between 1814 and 1826 .

In 1812, Phillips was elected lieutenant governor of Massachusetts alongside Caleb Strong . He held this office after several re-elections between 1812 and 1823. He was Deputy Governor . From 1816 he served under the new governor John Brooks . Phillips also became known for writing an invitation to all New England governors to attend the Hartford Convention . There these states, and especially the federalists, wanted to express their protest against the British-American War . A split from the Union was then discussed, but it did not materialize. William Phillips died in Boston on May 26, 1827. He bequeathed much of his fortune to Phillips Exeter Academy and Andover Theological Seminary .

Web links

• William Phillips Jr. in the database of Find a Grave (English)
• William Phillips Junior at The Political Graveyard
• Short biography