Marianne Thornton
Standard Name: Thornton, Marianne
Connections
| Connections Sort descending | Author name | Excerpt |
|---|---|---|
| Friends, Associates | Hannah More | Many of her later friends were at least a generation younger than she was. She met many members of the Clapham Sect
in the 1790s, of whom Henry Thornton
and his daughter Marianne
became particularly... |
| Reception | Hannah More | From her youth, HM
tended to be regarded as a formidable person. Those describing her reached for martial metaphors. During her lifetime her works aroused intense admiration and opposition. She was one of the twenty-four... |
Timeline
January 1780
Evangelicalism
received a boost when the Rev. John Newton
moved from Olney in Buckinghamshire to London at the invitation of businessman John Thornton
.
1792
The EvangelicalHenry Thornton
bought a house on Battersea Rise, Clapham, South London: from this came the name of the Clapham Sect
.