John Johnson (baptist)

John Johnson (1706–1791) was an English Baptist minister, the founder of a sect that became known as Johnsonian Baptists.

Life

The son of an agricultural worker, he was born at Lostock Gralam, in the parish of Eccles, near Manchester, in March 1706. He was piously brought up, and when twenty years old became a preacher. About 1741 he was appointed pastor of the Byrom Street Baptist Chapel, Liverpool. He left around 1747–48, after his doctrinal views had made him unacceptable to a section of the congregation.[1]

Johnson and his adherents then built a chapel in Stanley Street, Liverpool, opened in 1750, in charge of which he remained until his death on 20 March 1791, aged 85. His wife, whom he married about 1740, survived him. His followers were found for a long time at Wisbech in Cambridgeshire, and elsewhere.[1]

Works

Among Johnson's writings were:

References

Attribution

 This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Sutton, Charles William (1892). "Johnson, John (1706-1791)". In Lee, Sidney. Dictionary of National Biography 30. London: Smith, Elder & Co. 

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