Newman, John Henry, Cardinal, 1801-1890

Abstract The Cardinal John Henry Newman collection, 1860-1886, contains handwritten letters sent by Cardinal Newman to personal acquaintances, his banker, and Catholic worshippers during his time at the Oratory in England. Cardinal John Henry Newman was born February 21, 1801 in London to banker John Newman and Jemima Fourdrinier, a descendant of a prominent English Huguenot family. He was ordained an Anglican priest in 1825 and supported the Oxford Movement through 1839, when he began to question...