John A. Newton Explained

John A. Newton
Office:	President of the Methodist Conference
Term Start:	1981
Term End:	1982
Vicepresident:	David Ensor OBE
Predecessor:	Kenneth G. Greet
Successor:	Norwyn E. Denny
Office2:	President of the Wesley Historical Society
Birth Date:	28 September 1930
Death Date:	27 March 2017
Occupation:	Methodist minister, author, historian

John Anthony Newton CBE (28 September 1930 – 27 March 2017^[1]) was a Methodist minister, author, historian and former President of the Methodist Conference.^[2] Newton was the president of the Wesley Historical Society. Newton was educated at Boston Grammar School in Lincolnshire.^[1]

Newton was a noted authority on the Wesley family. His book Susanna, Susanna Wesley and the Puritan Tradition in Methodism, is recognised as the authoritative biography of Susanna Wesley.^{[3] [4]}

Notes and References

1. https://www.churchtimes.co.uk/articles/2017/21-april/gazette/obituaries/the-revd-dr-john-newton The Revd Dr John Newton
2. Web site: Carter . David J . Newton, Dr John Anthony . A Dictionary of Methodism in Britain and Ireland . 12 June 2021.
3. http://www.wesley-fellowship.org.uk/WesBulletin22_1.html Newton at conference
4. https://web.archive.org/web/20120216190515/http://www.biggerbooks.com/bk_detail.aspx?isbn=9780716205623 Susanna Wesley and the Puritan Tradition in Methodism