a Baptist minister, was born at Paxton, Massachusetts, April 25, 1818. He studied two years at Brown University, and graduated from Columbia College, N.Y.; studied theology first in New York, and completed his education in Berlin, Germany. Soon after his return he became pastor at Bristol, R.I.; subsequently at Middleborough, Mass.; Keesville, N.Y.; and established a church at St. Albans, Vermont. In 1872 he became associated with his brother in conducting the Athenseum Seminary, Brooklyn, N.Y. He died June 20, 1884. Dr. Bigelow was an eloquent preacher, and a man of scholarly attainments. See The Christian at Work, June 26, 1884. (J.C.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