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English evangelical Anglican cleric and slavery abolitionist
- John Newton (/ ˈnjuːtən /; 4 August [ O.S. 24 July] 1725 – 21 December 1807) was an English evangelical Anglican cleric and slavery abolitionist. He had previously been a captain of slave ships and an investor in the slave trade. He served as a sailor in the Royal Navy (after forced recruitment) and was himself enslaved for a time in West Africa.
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John Newton (/ ˈ nj uː t ən /; 4 August [O.S. 24 July] 1725 – 21 December 1807) was an English evangelical Anglican cleric and slavery abolitionist. He had previously been a captain of slave ships and an investor in the slave trade.
John Newton (born July 24, 1725, London, England—died December 21, 1807, London) was an English slave trader who became an Anglican minister, a hymn writer, and later a noted abolitionist, best known for his hymn “Amazing Grace.”
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May 15, 2020 · John Newton (1725-1807) was an English clergyman, abolitionist, and author of the famous hymn "Amazing Grace". He had a dramatic conversion to Christianity after a storm at sea and a life-changing encounter with a slave trader.
John Newton was an English slave trader who became an Anglican minister, a hymn writer, and later a noted abolitionist. Newton is best known for the hymn “Amazing Grace.”
"John Newton, clerk, once an infidel and libertine, a servant of slaves in Africa, was, by the rich mercy of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, preserved, restored, pardoned, and appointed to...
Dec 23, 2022 · As ‘Amazing grace’ marks its 250th anniversary on Sunday January 1st 2023, we look at the story behind one of the world’s most famous hymns and its author, John Newton.
After a few years at school, John Newton began his career as a seafarer with his father, Captain John Newton. He undertook 5 Mediterranean voyages, including a short and unsuccessful period in Alicante, Spain working for a merchant friend of his father.