Alexander Bishop Of Ross, in Scotland, was promoted to that see in 1357. and was bishop there in the thirtieth year of king David II (1359). He was bishop when king Robert II came to the crown. In August, 1404, he was witness to a charter by Isabel, countess of Mar and Garrioch, to Alexander Stewart, eldest son to Alexander earl of Buchan, granted upon the contract of marriage between them, and to an instrument in consequence thereof on Sept. 9 following; also to a charter and precept of seisin relative to the same on Dec. 9. Alexander was contemporary with Alexander bishop of Aberdeen and William Keith. See Keith, Scottish Bishops, p. 188.
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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