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John Trevor (Unitarian minister)

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John Trevor ca. 1895

John Trevor (1855–1930) was an English Unitarian minister who formed The Labour Church.

Early life

John was born in Liverpool; his mother died when he was still a child and he was raised by his maternal grandmother, a strict Johnsonian Baptist. He was converted by a Unitarian minister.

Formation of the Labour Church

John Trevor formed The Labour Church in 1891 in Manchester. He left the Labour Church in 1900 and the Church never recovered from its loss and disappeared by World War I.

Death

After a decade of increasing loneliness John Trevor died in 1930 and was buried in Highgate cemetery.

References

External links

  • Webb, R. K. "Trevor, John". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/38078. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)