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English cleric, biblical scholar and author For other people named Thomas Newton, see Thomas Newton (disambiguation).

The Right Reverend Thomas Newton
Bishop of Bristol

Diocese	Diocese of Bristol
In office	21 December 1761 (election confirmed)–1782 (died)
Predecessor	Philip Yonge
Successor	Lewis Bagot
Other post(s)	Canon Precentor of York Minster (Driffield prebend, 16 June 1759–11 February 1761) Canon of Westminster (22 March 1757–1761) Canon of St Paul's (Portpool prebend, 20 November 1761–1782) Dean of St Paul's (8 October 1768–1782)
Personal details
Born	(1704-01-01)1 January 1704 Lichfield, Staffordshire, England
Died	14 February 1782(1782-02-14) (aged 78) City of London
Buried	St Paul's Cathedral
Nationality	British (prev. English)
Denomination	Anglican
Residence	The Old Deanery, London (at death)
Parents	John Newton & Isabel née Rhodes
Spouse	1. Jane Trebeck (m. 18 August 1747; she died 1754) 2. Elizabeth née Vaughan (m. 5 September 1761; widowed 1782)
Alma mater	Trinity College, Cambridge

Ordination history of
Thomas Newton

History
Diaconal ordination
Ordained by	Edmund Gibson, Bishop of London
Date	21 December 1729
Priestly ordination
Ordained by	Gibson
Date	22 February 1730
Episcopal consecration
Consecrated by	Bishops of London, Winchester, Salisbury & Rochester
Date	28 December 1761
Place	Lambeth Palace chapel

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Thomas Newton (1 January 1704 – 14 February 1782) was an English cleric, biblical scholar and author. He served as the Bishop of Bristol from 1761 to 1782.

Biography

Newton was educated at Trinity College, Cambridge and was subsequently elected a fellow of Trinity. He was ordained in the Church of England and continued scholarly pursuits. His more 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. In his 1761 edition of Milton's poetry, he gave the title On His Blindness to Sonnet XIX, When I Consider How My Light is Spent.

Newton was appointed the Bishop of Bristol in 1761 and in 1768 became the Dean of St Paul's Cathedral in London. He has been considered a Christian universalist.

Titlepage of a 1752-1761 edition of Newton's extensively annotated works of John Milton, particularly *Paradise Lost* and *Paradise Regained*.

One of Newton's famous quotes concerns the Jewish people:

The preservation of the Jews is really one of the most signal and illustrious acts of divine Providence... and what but a supernatural power could have preserved them in such a manner as none other nation upon earth hath been preserved. Nor is the providence of God less remarkable in the destruction of their enemies, than in their preservation... We see that the great empires, which in their turn subdued and oppressed the people of God, are all come to ruin... And if such hath been the fatal end of the enemies and oppressors of the Jews, let it serve as a warning to all those, who at any time or upon any occasion are for raising a clamor and persecution against them.

References

Horn, Joyce M. (1992), Fasti Ecclesiae Anglicanae 1541–1857, vol. 7, pp. 83–97
"Newton, Thomas (CCEd Ordination ID 73381)". The Clergy of the Church of England Database 1540–1835. Retrieved 31 May 2015.
"Newton, Thomas (CCEd Ordination ID 73414)". The Clergy of the Church of England Database 1540–1835. Retrieved 31 May 2015.
"Newton, Thomas (NWTN723T)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
Richard Bauckham. "Universalism: a historical survey". Themelios 4.2 (September 1978): 47-54.
"Plain Guide to Universalism: Who Are Universalists?". Accessed Dec. 5, 2007.
"Memorials of St Paul's Cathedral" Sinclair, W. p. 464: London; Chapman & Hall, Ltd; 1909.

Sources

Nigel Aston, ‘Newton, Thomas (1704–1782)’, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004, accessed 26 Aug 2008
"Newton, Thomas (1729–1782) (CCEd Person ID 109210)". The Clergy of the Church of England Database 1540–1835. Retrieved 31 May 2015.

External links

Works by or about Thomas Newton at the Internet Archive

Church of England titles
Preceded byPhilip Yonge	Bishop of Bristol 1761–1782	Succeeded byLewis Bagot
Preceded byFrederick Cornwallis	Dean of St Paul's 1768–1782	Succeeded byThomas Thurlow

v t e Bishops of Bristol
For the sole Bishop suffragan of Bristol, see Henry Holbeach
Bristol (1542)	Paul Bush John Holyman Richard Cheyney John Bullingham Richard Fletcher John Thornborough Nicholas Felton Rowland Searchfield Robert Wright George Coke Robert Skinner Thomas Westfield Thomas Howell Episcopacy abolished (Commonwealth) Gilbert Ironside (Er) Guy Carleton William Gulston John Lake Gilbert Ironside (Yr) John Hall John Robinson George Smalridge Hugh Boulter William Bradshaw Charles Cecil Thomas Secker Thomas Gooch Joseph Butler John Conybeare John Hume Philip Yonge Thomas Newton Lewis Bagot Christopher Wilson Spencer Madan Reginald Courtenay Folliott Cornewall George Pelham John Luxmoore William Lort Mansel John Kaye Robert Gray Joseph Allen Diocese dissolved; see Bishop of Gloucester and Bristol
Bristol (1897)	George Forrest Browne George Nickson Clifford Woodward Frederick Cockin Oliver Tomkins John Tinsley Barry Rogerson Mike Hill Lee Rayfield (acting) Vivienne Faull

St Paul's Cathedral

Deans

High Medieval	Wulman Ranulf Flambard (disputed) William de Mareni Ralph de Langford Hugh de Mareni Ralph de Diceto Alard de Burnham Gervase de Howbridge Robert de Watford Martin de Pattishall Geoffrey de Lucy William of Sainte-Mère-Église Henry de Cornhill Walter de Saleron Robert de Barton Peter de Newport Richard Talbot John de Ebulo Geoffrey de Fering John Chishull Hervey de Boreham Thomas Ingoldsthorpe Roger de La Legh William de Montfort Ralph Baldock
Late Medieval	Arnald Frangerius de Cantilupo John Sandale Richard Newport Roger Northburgh Vitalis de Testa John de Everdon Gilbert de Bruera Richard de Kilvington Walter de Alderbury Thomas Trilleck John de Appleby Thomas de Eure Thomas Stowe Thomas More Reginald Kentwood Thomas Lisieux Lawrence Booth William Say Roger Radclyffe Thomas Wynterbourne William Worsley
Early modern	Robert Sherborne John Colet Richard Pace Richard Sampson John Incent William May John Feckenham Henry Cole William May (again) Alexander Nowell John Overall Valentine Cary John Donne Thomas Winniffe Richard Steward Matthew Nicholas John Barwick William Sancroft Edward Stillingfleet John Tillotson William Sherlock Henry Godolphin Francis Hare Joseph Butler Thomas Secker John Hume Frederick Cornwallis Thomas Newton Thomas Thurlow
Late modern	George Pretyman Tomline William Van Mildert Charles Sumner Edward Copleston Henry Hart Milman Henry Longueville Mansel Richard William Church Robert Gregory William Ralph Inge Walter Matthews Martin Sullivan Alan Webster Eric Evans John Moses Graeme Knowles Michael Colclough (acting) David Ison Andrew Tremlett

Clergy
(current)

Paula Gooder (Canon Chancellor)
James Milne (Canon Precentor)
Tricia Hillas (Canon Pastor)
Vacant (Canon Treasurer)
Rosemary Morton (Minor Canon Succentor)
Helen O'Sullivan (Priest Vicar Chaplain)
Rachel Weir (Minor Canon)

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