The Amazing Works of John Newton (A Pure Gold Classic) Audio CD Included (Pure Gold Classics)
John Henry Newton 1725-1807 was an Englishman, Anglican clergyman and former slave ship captain. He was co-author with poet, William Cowper, of many hymns. Newton's most famous and popular hymn is Amazing Grace. He is well-known for aiding and helping inspire abolishionist William Wilberforce to stay in Parliament to complete his mission to end slavery in the British Empire. The town of Newton, Sierra Leone, was named after John Newton.