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John Clutton
1759–1838
An Anglican clergyman and religious writer, he is remembered for sermons and devotional verse printed in the late 18th and early 19th centuries. His surviving works connect Birmingham, rural Herefordshire, and Hereford Cathedral.
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Sabbath-Breaking on the Canal: A Poem
by John Clutton
About the author
John Clutton (born around 1759 or 1760, died in 1838) was an English churchman whose published work shows him active in both parish life and public religious debate. Contemporary catalog records identify him as rector of Kinnersley in Herefordshire and formerly lecturer at St. Martin's, Birmingham.
His known books include A Letter to Doctor Joseph Priestley from 1787, a sign that he took part in the lively religious arguments of the period. He also published A Farewell Sermon after leaving Birmingham in 1789, and a sermon preached at Hereford Cathedral in 1790 for the benefit of the Hereford Infirmary.
The record that survives suggests a writer rooted in the Church of England, with interests in preaching, controversy, and religious poetry. No suitable confirmed portrait image was found from the sources checked during this search.