Joseph Fort Newton


Joseph Fort Newton
Joseph Fort Newton
Born21 July 1880
Decatur, TX, U.S.
Died24 January 1950
Merion, PA, U.S.
Resting placeOld St. David's Cemetery,
Radnor, PA, U.S.
OccupationMinister, priest, author
LanguageEnglish
NationalityAmerican
Alma materSouthern Baptist Seminary
SpouseJennie Mai Deatherage
ChildrenJoseph E. Newton and Josephine Newton

Joseph Fort Newton (1880–1950) was an American Protestant minister and a prominent Masonic author.

Newton was ordained a Baptist minister in 1895. After leaving Baptism he was associated with non-sectarian and universalist churches, and in 1926 was ordained a deacon and priest in the Episcopal Church.