Thomas Newton, bishop of Bristol

(1704-1782)

NAME AUTHORITIES: LOC: Newton, Thomas, 1704-1782 DNB: Newton, Thomas (1704–1782), bishop of Bristol LBT ID: ThNewto1782 VIAF ID: 120785893 LOC ID: n85089677	B/BAP: 1704-01-01 DIED: 1782-02-14
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Educated at Westminster School and at Trinity College Cambridge, he was the editor of Milton (1749), president of Sion College (1760), and bishop of Bristol (1761).
REFERENCES TO Thomas Newton, bishop of Bristol: William Field, Memoirs of the Life, Writings, and Opinions of the Rev. Samuel Parr, LL.D.; with Biographical Notices of many of his Friends, Pupils, and Contemporaries. 2 vols (London: Henry Colburn, 1828) Ch II. 1807-1810 Found 1: ¶ 19 Ch XXI. Found 3: ¶ 14 ¶ 16 ¶ 32