an English Baptist minister, was born at Chatham, August 1, 1798. He studied in the Baptist College at Bristol, graduated from the University of Glasgow, settled as co-pastor at Leeds in 1823, and the next year became sole pastor. In 1835 he was chosen president of Horton College, Bradford, a position which he held with great efficiency until 1863. He died October 13 of the same year. Dr. Acworth was active in all the public religious associations of his day, and was the author of several addresses, sermons, etc. See (Lond.) Baptist Hand-book, 1884, page 279.
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John McClintock was born October 27, 1814 in Philadelphia to Irish immigrants, John and Martha McClintock. He began as a clerk in his father's store, and then became a bookkeeper in the Methodist Book Concern in New York. Here he converted to Methodism and considered joining the ministry. McClintock entered the University of Pennsylvania in 1832 and graduated with high honors three years later. Subsequently, he was awarded a doctorate of divinity degree from the same institution in 1848.WikipediaRead More