Samuel Stillman

Samuel Stillman (1737-1807) was originally from Philadelphia. Stillman pastored the First Baptist Church in Boston, 1765-1805. He was instrumental in the formation of Rhode Island College in 1764, as well as an organizer and officer of the Massachusetts Baptist Missionary Society, the first such society in America. In 1788 he served as a representative from Boston to the Constitutional Convention, and in 1799 was invited to give the eulogy at George Washington’s funeral. Among his publications are Thoughts on the French Revolution (1794) and Select Sermons on Doctrinal and Practical Subjects (1808). See DEB.