John Simpson (1746–1812) was an English Unitarian minister and religious writer, known as a biblical critic.
In April 1772 he succeeded Thomas Bruckshaw as junior minister of High Pavement Chapel, Nottingham.
In August 1777 Simpson moved to Walthamstow, Essex, to assist Hugh Farmer as afternoon preacher.
[1] In 1791 Simpson settled at Bath for the remainder of his days;[1] there he was pastor of the Unitarian Chapel, Princes Street.
They include An Essay on the Duration of a Future State of Punishments and Rewards, 1803; an argument for universal restoration, commended by Joseph Priestley.
[1] Essays on the Language of Scripture was cited frequently in the second, Unitarian, edition of the Archbishop of Armagh William Newcome's translation of the New Testament, where Simpson was given the abbreviation "Sn.