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[[image:4800-phillips-brooks-ed-small.jpg|right|240px|thumb|Statue of Phillips Brooks, Trinity Church, Copley Square, Boston]]
Phillips Brooks (1835-1893) was the author of the Christmas carol, "O Little Town of Bethlehem," which he wrote two years after the Civil War. Brooks, a descendent of Rev. [[John Cotton]], later served as Episcopal bishop for Massachusetts.
Phillips Brooks (1835-1893) was the author of the Christmas carol, "O Little Town of Bethlehem," which he wrote two years after the Civil War. Brooks, a descendent of Rev. [[John Cotton]], later served as Episcopal bishop for Massachusetts.