Author:John Newton (1725-1807)

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John Newton
(1725–1807)

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Anglican clergyman and former slave-ship captain. He was the author of many hymns, including Amazing Grace.
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John Newton

WorksEdit

Thoughts upon the African Slave Trade
Olney Hymns, co-authored with William Cowper
- list of Newton's hymns in Olney Hymns

Works about NewtonEdit

"Newton, John (1725-1807)," in Dictionary of National Biography, 1885-1900, London: Smith, Elder, & Co. (1885-1900) in 63 vols.
"Newton, John," in A Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature, by John William Cousin, London: J. M. Dent & Sons (1910)
"Newton, John (English divine)," in Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed., 1911)

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