John Newton

John Newton 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. Newton served as a sailor in the Royal Navy and was a servant for a time in West Africa.

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Who was born first?

• John Newton was born 1 year before François-André Danican Philidor
• John Newton was born 1 year before Charles Burney
• John Newton was born 1 year after Maria Antonia Walpurgis of Bavaria
• John Newton was born 2 years after Carl Friedrich Abel
• John Newton was born 2 years after Anna Amalia of Prussia, Abbess of Quedlinburg

Timeline

1. Anna Amalia of Prussia, Abbess of QuedlinburgNovember 9, 1723 – March 30, 1787
2. Carl Friedrich AbelDecember 22, 1723 – June 20, 1787
3. Maria Antonia Walpurgis of BavariaJuly 18, 1724 – April 23, 1780
4. John Newton (this page)July 24, 1725 – December 21, 1807
5. Charles BurneyApril 7, 1726 – April 12, 1814
6. François-André Danican PhilidorSeptember 7, 1726 – August 31, 1795

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