Thomas Newton

Dr. Thomas Newton (1704-1782) was an English cleric, biblical scholar and author. He served as the Bishop of Bristol from 1761 to 1782.

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Newton was born in Lichfield, Staffordshire and educated at Cambridge where he became a fellow of Trinity College. He was ordained in the Church of England, but continued scholarly pusuits. His best remembered works include his annotated edition of "Paradise Lost", including a biography of John Milton published in 1749. In 1754 he published a large, scholarly, analysis of the prophecies of the bible, titled "Dissertations on the Prophecies".

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Lichfield - Staffordshire - Cambridge - Trinity College - Church of England - Paradise Lost - John Milton - 1749 - 1754

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Newton was elevated to Bishop of Bristol in 1761, and was recognized again in 1768 by being named the Dean of St Paul's Cathedral in London.

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1768 - St Paul's Cathedral - London

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