Sir John Philipps, 4th Baronet
Sir John Philipps (c.1666–1737) was a Welsh landowner, a philanthropist and major figure of his time in educational and religious reform.[1] He was a Member of Parliament for two Welsh constituencies.[2]
He was the son of Sir Erasmus Philipps, 3rd Baronet by his second wife, Catherine Darcy.[2] He was educated at Westminster School, and matriculated at Trinity College, Cambridge in 1682.[3] From a nonconformist background, he became one of the prominent early members of the Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge,[4] and the main promoter of the charity school movement in Wales.[5] He was a patron of Griffith Jones, and of two editions of the Welsh Bible.[6]
References
- Daniel L. Brunner: Halle Pietists in England: Anthony William Boehm and the Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge. Arbeiten zur Geschichte des Pietismus 29. Göttingen, Germany: Vandenhoeck and Ruprecht, 1993.
Notes
- ↑ David Barnes (1 January 2005). The Companion Guide to Wales. Companion Guides. p. 230. ISBN 978-1-900639-43-9.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Eveline Cruickshanks; D. W. Hayton; Stuart Handley (1 January 2002). The House of Commons, 1690-1715. Cambridge University Press. pp. 138–41. ISBN 978-0-521-77221-1.
- ↑ "Philips, John (PHLS682J)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
- ↑ Brunner, p. 25.
- ↑ Brunner, p. 81.
- ↑ Tony Claydon; Ian McBride (6 August 2007). Protestantism and National Identity: Britain and Ireland, C.1650-c.1850. Cambridge University Press. p. 172. ISBN 978-0-521-03878-2.