a Presbyterian minister, was born in Windham, Vt., Sept. 21, 1790. He graduated from Middlebury College in 1814, and afterwards entered the Andover Theological Seminary, from which he graduated in 1817. He was ordained and settled over the First Church, Utica, N.Y., Feb. 3, 1818, where he stood as a strong, earnest, and successful pastor until 1835. In that year he was installed pastor of the First Presbyterian Church of Cleveland, O. In 1858 he resigned his charge, but continued to reside in Cleveland until his death, Jan. 1, 1879. See Presbyterianism in Central New York, p.209; Andover Gen. Catalogue, 1880, p. 16. (W. P.S.)
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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