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


Early life

John was born in
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; 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
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. He left the Labour Church in 1900 and the Church never recovered from its loss and disappeared by
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.


Death

After a decade of increasing loneliness John Trevor died in 1930.


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External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Trevor, John 1855 births 1930 deaths Clergy from Liverpool