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An amazing grace : John Thornton and the Clapham Sect

Title: An amazing grace : John Thornton and the Clapham Sect / Milton M. Klein.
Author: Klein, Milton M.
Publication: New Orleans : University Press of the South, 2004.

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Description

xv, 160 pages : illustrations; 22 cm

Summary

"The book is a complete biography of John Thornton (1720-1790), an English merchant and businessman who was reputed to be the wealthiest man in Britain in the eighteenth century and, next to one other, the richest man in Europe. His wealth began with an inheritance of [pound]100,000 from his father, also a merchant, and upon his death his estate was at [pound]600,000. During his lifetime, it was probably greater, but he gave away much of it, making him also the most generous philanthropist of his age."--Jacket.

Subject

Genre/Form

Church history.

Bibliography (note)

Includes bibliographical references (p. 149-155).

Contents

Ch. 1. John Thornton and the "Clapham sect" -- Ch. 2. Thornton's business activities -- Ch. 3. Thornton the philanthropist -- Ch. 4. Thornton's religious beliefs -- Ch. 5. Thornton and John Newton -- Ch. 6. Thornton and America -- Ch. 7. Thornton and Phillis Wheatley -- Ch. 8. American Revolution -- Ch. 9. Thornton the writer -- Ch. 10. end of his days -- Epilogue : the legacy of Thornton and the Clapham sect -- App. I. Clergymen and their positions named in Thornton's Will -- App. II. Extracts from the journals of John Thornton.

ISBN

1931948240
9781931948241

LCCN

2004102719
9781931948241

OCLC

ocm56021178
56021178
SCSB-1345776

Owning Institutions

Princeton University Library