Robert Arthington British Philanthropist
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| Birthday |
20th May, 1823
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| Birthplace |
Leeds, England
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| Died |
7th October, 1900
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| Place of Death |
Teignmouth, Devon
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| Zodiac Sign |
Taurus
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| Nationality |
British
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| Occupation Text |
Investment
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| Occupation |
Philanthropist
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Robert Arthington (20 May 1823 – 7 October 1900) was a British investor, philanthropist and premillennialist. He was the son of a wealthy brewery owner from whom he inherited his fortune. He was brought up in a prosperous family of Quakers, but converted to Protestantism. Although he was an excellent student at Cambridge University, he did not earn any degree. He devoted his life and wealth to Christian evangelism. He committed himself to a life of tramp and a recluse, minimising his entire expenditure on his own welfare. This was due to his strong premillennialism that when the Gospel of Jesus is spread to the entire world, then the Second Coming of Christ would happen. He was the benefactor to the success of Baptist Missionary Society and London Missionary Society, thereby becoming the principal factor in the spread of Protestantism, modernisation and formal education in the remotest parts of the world.
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