Sir John Philipps, 4th Baronet

Sir John Philipps

Sir John Philipps (c.1666 – 5 January 1737) of Picton Castle, Pembrokeshire 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]

Picton Castle, 1866

Philipps was the eldest surviving 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] He succeeded his father in 1697.

He was returned as Member of Parliament for Pembroke Boroughs in 1696 and held the seat until 1703. He was returned as MP for Haverfordwest in 1718 but retired in 1722 on account of poor eyesight. ^[4]

From a nonconformist background, Philipps became one of the prominent early members of the Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge,^[5] and the main promoter of the charity school movement in Wales.^[6] He was a patron of Griffith Jones, and of two editions of the Welsh Bible.^[7]

Philipps died in 1737 and was succeeded by his eldest son Erasmus

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.
1 2 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.
↑ "PHILIPPS, Sir John, 4th Bt. (c.1666-1737), of Picton Castle, Pemb". History of Parliament Online. Retrieved 15 August 2018.
↑ 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.

Parliament of England
Preceded by Arthur Owen	Member of Parliament for Pembroke Boroughs 1695–1702	Succeeded by John Meyrick
Parliament of Great Britain
Preceded by John Barlow	Member of Parliament for Haverfordwest 1718–1722	Succeeded by Francis Edwardes
Baronetage of England
Preceded by Erasmus Philipps	Baronet (of Picton Castle) 1697–1737	Succeeded by Erasmus Philipps

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[Barnes2005-1] David Barnes (1 January 2005). The Companion Guide to Wales. Companion Guides. p. 230. ISBN 978-1-900639-43-9.

[CruickshanksHayton2002-2] 1 2 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.

[3] "Philips, John (PHLS682J)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.

[HOP-4] "PHILIPPS, Sir John, 4th Bt. (c.1666-1737), of Picton Castle, Pemb". History of Parliament Online. Retrieved 15 August 2018.

[5] Brunner, p. 25.

[6] Brunner, p. 81.

[7] 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.