Benjamin Godwin, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Pastor and abolitionist
Date of Birth: 10-Oct-1785
Place of Birth: Bath, England, United Kingdom
Date of Death: 20-Feb-1871
Zodiac Sign: Libra 
About Benjamin Godwin
- Reverend Benjamin Godwin (10 October 1785 – 20 February 1871) was a Baptist clergyman, abolitionist and activist.
- He was a pastor at Dartmouth, Great Missenden, Bradford, and Oxford as well as a teacher of classics.
- He became involved in debates on the ethics of slavery and a schism in the Baptist missionary community.
- Godwin's writing's are an interesting source as he wrote 58 letters to his son to record his autobiography.
- Godwin's son and his grandson were Mayors of Bradford.
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