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John Newton (/ ˈ nj uː t ən /; 4 August [O.S. 24 July] 1725 – 21 December 1807) 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. He served as a sailor in the Royal Navy (after forced recruitment) and was himself enslaved for a time in West Africa. He is noted for being author of the ...
Jul 20, 2024 · John Newton (born July 24, 1725, London, England—died December 21, 1807, London) was an English slave trader who became an Anglican minister, a hymn writer, and later a noted abolitionist, best known for his hymn “Amazing Grace.” His transformation from a faithless seaman to a man of deep faith is echoed in his work.. Newton was born to a devout Nonconformist mother and a father who was ...
May 15, 2020 · John Newton (1725-1807), author of Amazing Grace, was the master of a slave ship. Learn about his radical conversion during a violent storm at sea.
Jun 28, 2015 · By 1745, Newton was enlisted in the slave trade, running captured slaves from Africa to, ironically, Charleston, S.C. After he rode out a storm at sea in 1748, he found his faith.
His was a tale of two lives, with God at the pivot point. The "old African blasphemer." This was how John Newton (1725-1807) often referred to himself in later life. Such a self-characterization ...
