# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/john-newton
# Generated: 2026-08-13T04:37:54.300Z

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url: "https://fame.am/person/john-newton"
name: "John Newton"
slug: "john-newton"
description: "John Newton 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. Newton served as a sailor in the Royal Navy and was himself enslaved for a time in West Africa. Newton is noted for being author of the hymns \"Amazing Grace\" and \"Glorious Things of Thee Are Spoken\"."
tagline: "Anglican clergyman, slave trader and abolitionist (1725–1807)"
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birthDate: "1725-07-24"
deathDate: "1807-12-21"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
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  profileCompleteness:  65
  trendDirection:       "FALLING"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump