a minister of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South, was born in Jackson County, O., Feb. 12, 1823. He joined the Church at the age of eighteen; emigrated to Missouri in 1846; and in 1851 united with the St. Louis Conference, which connection he held, with the exception of a short interval, until his death, June. 18, 1868. He was most noted for his piety, See Minutes of Annual Conferences of the M. E. Church, South, 1868, p. 264.
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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