The Encyclopedia Americana (1920)/Phillips, William (merchant)

PHILLIPS, William, American merchant, son of Samuel Phillips (1690-1771): b. 1722; d. 1804. He was a wealthy merchant of Boston, and becoming interested in the project of an academy at Andover as outlined by his nephew, Samuel Phillips (1751-1802), gave to it an amount equal to that contributed by his brother Samuel. He was a member of the Massachusetts legislature and held various political offices of importance.