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John Newton

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Anglican clergyman, slave trader and abolitionist (1725-1807)

Religious FiguresLived 1725 to 1807 · aged 82
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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.

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Statue of Newton in County Donegal, on a wintry dayStatue of Newton in County Donegal, on a wintry dayThe parish church of St Peter and St Paul, Olney, where Newton became curate in 1764.The parish church of St Peter and St Paul, Olney, where Newton became curate in 1764.St Mary Woolnoth in the City of London, where Newton was rector from 1779.St Mary Woolnoth in the City of London, where Newton was rector from 1779.The vicarage in Olney,[21] where Newton wrote the hymn that would become "Amazing Grace".[22]The vicarage in Olney,[21] where Newton wrote the hymn that would become "Amazing Grace".[22]Memorial plaque to Newton and his wife at St Mary Woolnoth in the City of LondonMemorial plaque to Newton and his wife at St Mary Woolnoth in the City of LondonPainting of John Newton published in 1807Painting of John Newton published in 1807Newton's tomb at Olney, Buckinghamshire,[27] bearing his self-penned epitaph.Newton's tomb at Olney, Buckinghamshire,[27] bearing his self-penned epitaph.

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1982Gospel Music Hall of Fame

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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".

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Lived 1725 to 1807 · aged 82
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