William Turner (Unitarian minister)
- William Turner (Unitarian minister)
William Turner (1761–1859) was a Unitarian minister and educator who advanced the anti-slavery movement in Northern England, contributed to the development of intellectual institutions in Newcastle upon Tyne, and published sermons on a variety of topics. [Webb, R. K. (2004). Turner, William (1761–1859). "Oxford Dictionary of National Biography", Oxford University Press.]
ee also
*Henry Atkinson (scientist)
*Newcastle Literary and Philosophical Society
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