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John Newton
Anglican clergyman, slave trader and abolitionist (1725–1807)
Details
- Instance of
- human
- Born
- 24 July 1725, 1725
- Died
- 21 December 1807
- Place of birth
- London
- Place of death
- London
- Sex or gender
- male
- Given name
- John
- Family name
- Newton
- Field of work
- Protestantism
- Occupation
- cleric, hymnwriter, sailor, slave trader, abolitionist, writer, priest, merchant, slave driver, composer, preacher
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
- Religion
- Anglicanism
- described by source
- Dictionary of National Biography, 1885–1900, Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition, The Nuttall Encyclopædia, Library of the World's Best Literature
- languages spoken, written or signed
- English
- name in native language
- John Newton
- place of burial
- Tomb of John and Mary Newton
- significant person
- William Cowper, William Wilberforce
- social classification
- slave trader, slave
- topic's main category
- Category:John Newton
- writing language
- English
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