Bellenden Adam a Scottish prelate, was first minister at Falkirk in 1608, where he continued until 1615, when he was promoted to the see of Dunblane, and from there to the see of Aberdeen in 1635. Here he sat until 1638, when he was excommunicated with the rest of his order by the wild assembly at Glasgow. He went to England and died soon after. See Keith, Scottish Bishops, p. 181-182.
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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