Baldwin, Thomas a Congregational minister, was born in Cavendish, Vt., Sept. 30, 1797. He was for twelve years a farmer in Plymouth, Vt. He studied theology with Rev. W. C. Burnap .of Chester, and Rev. Justin Parsons of Weston. He:was ordained June 15, 1836, at Peru, Vt., and resigned in 1845, but continued to fill the pulpit until July 10, 1849, when, after a pas. torate of thirteen years, he removed to Plymouth, where he was acting pastor until September, 1851. In 1852 he went to San Antonio, Tex., but in May, 1853, again returned to Plymouth, where he remained as acting pastor until January, 1858. He then successively was acting pastor at Lowell, Vt., from 1858 to 1861; then again at Plymouth from 1862 to 1873, and South Wardsborough in 1874. He was without charge at Plymouth until 1875, when he went to live with his son. He died in Clarksburg, West Va.,May 26, 1878. See Cong. Yearbook, 1879, p. 37. (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