an English clergyman, was born May 1, 1697, and elected scholar of the Charter-house in 1710. He went thence to Magdalen Hall, Oxford, in 1712, and graduated in 1716. He became fellow of Merton College, and took holy orders. In 1724 he was appointed preacher to the Charter-house, and in 1738 one of the king's chaplains. In 1743 he became rector of Stormouth, in Kent, and master of the Charter-house, Dec. 18, 1753. He died Nov. 17, 1761. His only published work was a Historical Account of Thomas Sutton, Esq., and of his Foundation in the. Charter-house (London, 1737). See Chalmers, Biog. Dict. s.v.
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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