Austin, Benjamin, a clergyman of the Protestant Episcopal Church, was born in 1836. He received his theological training at Gambier, O., and was admitted to the order of deacons by bishop McIlvaine Aug. 4, 1850. Subsequently he was minister of the parishes in Mansfield and Painesville, O., after which he removed to Swansea, Mass., and became rector of Christ Church. Resigning his charge after a year's service, he accepted a call to the rectorship of St. James's Church in Amesbury,, Mass., where he officiated for two years, and died Dec. 1181855. His character was marked by fervent piety. See Amer; Quar. Church Rev. 1855, p. 160.
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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