Rev Dr John A Newton CBE

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 is a prominent Methodist minister, author

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, historian

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 and former President of the Methodist Conference. Dr Newton is the current president of the Wesley Historical Society. Dr Newton was educated at Boston Grammar School

Boston Grammar School

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 in Lincolnshire

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Dr Newton is a noted authority on the Wesley family. His book "Susanna, Susanna Wesley and the Puritan Tradition in Methodism" (ISBN 0716205629), is recognised as the authoritative biography of Susanna Wesley

Susanna Wesley

Susanna Wesley , born Susanna Annesley, was the daughter of Dr. Samuel Annesley and Mary White, and the mother of John and Charles Wesley....

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