Background
Newman, Samuel Phillips was born on June 6, 1797 in Andover, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Review Mark and Sarah (Phillips) Newman.
Newman, Samuel Phillips was born on June 6, 1797 in Andover, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Review Mark and Sarah (Phillips) Newman.
Graduated from Harvard, 1816. Attended Andover Theological Seminary, 1818.
Tutor, Bowdoin College, 1818, professor Greek and Latin, 1819, professor rhetoric and oratory, 1824, lecturer civil polity and political economy, 1824-1839, acting president, 1830-1833. Became head newly established State Normal School, Barre, Massachusetts, 1839. Author: A Practical System of Rhetoric or the Principals and Rules of Style (textbook), 1827.
Elements of Political Economy, 1835.
Married Caroline Kent, May 31, 1821, 5 daughters.