John H. H. Phipps

John H. H. Phipps (a.k.a. Ben Phipps) (November 3, 1904 - April 1982) was an American heir, businessman, plantation owner, conservationist and polo player. He owned radio and television stations in Florida and Georgia. Biography Early life His father was John Shaffer Phipps (1874–1958) and his mother, Margarita Celia Grace (1876-1957). He had two brothers, Michael Grace Phipps (1910–1973) and Hubert Beaumont Phipps (1906–1969), and one sister, Margaret Phipps Boegner (1906-2006). His paternal grandfather was Henry Phipps, Jr. (1839–1930) and his maternal grandfather was Michael P. Grace (1842-1920). He grew up at Old Westbury Gardens in Old Westbury, New York. He attended Groton School, a private boarding school in Groton, Massachusetts, but he was expelled after he brought a skunk into the church. He transferred to Phillips Exeter Academy, another private boarding school in Exeter, New Hampshire. He graduated from Yale University, where he played on the polo team.