List of Phillips Academy Heads of School
This is a complete list of the Principals of Phillips Academy since its founding in 1778. From 1778 to 1928, the title was "Principal".

List of Phillips Academy Heads of School

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Table Section Text: This is a complete list of the Principals of Phillips Academy since its founding in 1778. From 1778 to 1928, the title was "Principal".

No.	Image	Head of School	Accessus	Exitus

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	present

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Osgood Johnson was the 5th Principal of Phillips Academy from 1833 to 1837.

final_sentence: Osgood Johnson was the 5th Principal of Phillips Academy from 1833 to 1837.