was he a musician by profession?
No, he was an English Anglican clergyman. He also He served as a sailor in the Royal Navy for a period after forced recruitment.
John Newton
John Newton (; – 21 December 1807) was an English Anglican clergyman and abolitionist, also having been Captain of slave ships and investor of trade. He served as a sailor in the Royal Navy for a period after forced recruitment.
when was amazing grace my chains are gone written It was written in 1772. who wrote amazing grace? John Newton. did he also compose it? UNANSWERABLE
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John Newton [SEP] Introduction
John Newton (; – 21 December 1807) was an English Anglican clergyman and abolitionist, also having been Captain of slave ships and investor of trade. He served as a sailor in the Royal Navy for a period after forced recruitment. Newton went to sea at a young age and worked on slave ships in the slave trade for several years. In 1745, he himself became a slave of Princess Peye, a woman of the Sherbro people. He was rescued, returned to sea and the trade, becoming Captain of several slave ships. Some years after experiencing a conversion to Christianity Newton later renounced his trade and became a prominent supporter of abolitionism.