List of heads of school of Phillips Academy

This is a complete list of the principals of Phillips Academy since its founding in 1778.The majority of the list was compiled from the 1973 Edition of the Constitution of Phillips Academy Oliver Wendell Holmes Library, Salina Press, New York, NY, 1973 From 1778 to 1928, the title was "Principal". In the year 1928, the name was changed to "Headmaster", and finally with the appointment of Barbara Landis Chase, the title was changed to "Head of School".The Constitution of Phillips Academy Oliver Wendell Holmes Library, Salina Press, New York, NY, 1973

List Image Head of School From To 1 Eliphalet Pearson, LL.D. 1778 1786 2 Ebenezer Pemberton, A.M. 1786 1793 3 Mark Newman, A.M. 1795 1809 4 John Adams, A.M., LL.D. 1810 1833 5 Osgood Johnson, A.M. 1833 1837 6 Samuel Harvey Taylor, LL.D. 1837 1871 7 Frederic W. Tilton, A.M. 1871 1873 8 Cecil Bancroft, Ph.D., L.H.D., LL.D. 1873 1901 9 Alfred Stearns, Litt.D., L.H.D., LL.D. 1903 1933 10 Claude Fuess, Ph.D., Litt.D., L.H.D., LL.D. 1933 1948 11 John M. Kemper, L.H.D., Litt.D., LL.D. 1948 1971 12 Theodore Sizer, Ph.D., PED.D., Litt.D. 1972 1981 13 Donald McNemar 1981 1994 14 Barbara Landis Chase 1994 2012 15 John Palfrey 2012 201916 Raynard S. Kington July 1, 2020 July 1, 202717James F. VentreJuly 1, 2027elected

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