a minister In the Methodist Episcopal Church South, was bornat Fredericksburg, Va., March 13, 1833. He was early impressed with religibon, which he embraced at the age of fourteen; and in 1854 entered the Virginia Conference. In 1862, while stationed on King George Circuit, the advance of the Federal army drove him from his work, and he went to Florida to improve his health. He died Nov. 27, 1866. See Minutes of Annual Conferences of the M. E. Church South, 1867, p. 101.
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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