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en-wikipedia-org-3792		John Leland (Baptist) - Wikipedia			.html	text/html	1488	210	72	John Leland (Baptist) Wikipedia John Leland (May 14, 1754 – January 14, 1841) was an American Baptist minister who preached in Massachusetts and Virginia, as well as an outspoken abolitionist. During the 1788-89 election while still living in Virginia, Leland threw his support behind James Madison due to Madison's support for religious liberty in what became the First Amendment to the Constitution, and Madison was seated in the first Congress that same year.[8] Leland returned to Massachusetts in 1791 the year the Bill of Rights was ratified, leaving Virginia after an anti-slavery sermon.[9] Back in New England, Leland helped to found several Baptist congregations in Connecticut, to which President Jefferson later wrote his famous letter to the Baptists of Danbury, Connecticut in 1802 regarding religious freedom.[10] The Writings of the Late Elder John Leland: Including Some Events in His Life. Wikiquote has quotations related to: John Leland (Baptist)	./cache/en-wikipedia-org-3792.html	./txt/en-wikipedia-org-3792.txt