John Newton

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John Newton was an 18th-century English Anglican clergyman, former slave ship captain turned abolitionist, best known as the author of the hymn "Amazing Grace."

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Generate an image of John Newton (John Newton was an 18th-century English Anglican clergyman, former slave ship captain turned abolitionist, best known as the author of the hymn "Amazing Grace.")

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instanceOf Anglican priest ⓘ
Christian hymnwriter ⓘ
abolitionist ⓘ
former slave ship captain ⓘ
human ⓘ
causeOfDeath natural causes ⓘ
centuryOfActivity 18th century ⓘ
19th century ⓘ
collaboratedWith William Cowper ⓘ
convertedFrom slave trader ⓘ
convertedTo evangelical Christianity ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ
dateOfBirth 1725-07-24 ⓘ
dateOfDeath 1807-12-21 ⓘ
ethnicGroup English ⓘ
familyName Newton ⓘ
fieldOfWork Christian hymnody ⓘ
abolition of the slave trade ⓘ
pastoral ministry ⓘ
genre Christian hymn ⓘ
givenName John ⓘ
hasPart spiritual autobiography in his writings ⓘ
influenced William Wilberforce ⓘ
languageOfWorkOrName English ⓘ
maritalStatus married ⓘ
movement abolitionism ⓘ
notableFor campaigning against the slave trade ⓘ
conversion from slave trader to Christian minister ⓘ
notableWork Amazing Grace ⓘ
Olney Hymns ⓘ
occupation Anglican clergyman ⓘ
hymnwriter ⓘ
slave ship captain ⓘ
writer ⓘ
placeOfBirth London ⓘ
linked to: London, England

Wapping ⓘ
placeOfDeath England ⓘ
London ⓘ
linked to: London, England
positionHeld Anglican curate ⓘ
Anglican rector ⓘ
religion Anglicanism ⓘ
Christianity ⓘ
sexOrGender male ⓘ
spouse Mary Catlett ⓘ
subjectOf biographies about John Newton ⓘ
workLocation London ⓘ
linked to: London, England

Olney, Buckinghamshire ⓘ
linked to: Olney
wrote Amazing Grace ⓘ
Thoughts Upon the African Slave Trade ⓘ

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William Cowper → collaboratedWith → John Newton ⓘ
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Olney Hymns → author → John Newton ⓘ
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Newton County, Georgia → namedAfter → John Newton ⓘ
Mary Catlett → spouse → John Newton ⓘ
Mary Catlett → spouseOfNotablePerson → John Newton, author of the hymn "Amazing Grace" ⓘ
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Newton, Georgia → namedFor → John Newton ⓘ