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Newton, John

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Newton, John (1725–1807), Evangelical clergyman. He had been a slave-trader and then Tide Surveyor at Liverpool. He considered entering the Dissenting ministry, but on being offered the curacy of Olney, Bucks., he was ordained in 1764. Here he collaborated with W. Cowper in the production of the Olney Hymns (1779). His own hymns include ‘Glorious things of Thee are spoken’ and ‘How sweet the Name of Jesus sounds’.

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Newton, John

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Newton, John (1725–1807), an evangelical minister who went to sea as a boy and worked in the slave trade. His An Authentic Narrative (1764) gives a vivid picture of his ordeals. He became curate of Olney in 1764 and with Cowper wrote Olney Hymns (1779).

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MARGARET DRABBLE and JENNY STRINGER. "Newton, John." The Concise Oxford Companion to English Literature. 2003. Encyclopedia.com. 29 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>.

MARGARET DRABBLE and JENNY STRINGER. "Newton, John." The Concise Oxford Companion to English Literature. 2003. Encyclopedia.com. (May 29, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O54-NewtonJohn.html

MARGARET DRABBLE and JENNY STRINGER. "Newton, John." The Concise Oxford Companion to English Literature. 2003. Retrieved May 29, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O54-NewtonJohn.html

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