an Aniglican divine, was born at Roscommon, Ireland, June 2, 1820. He was educated at Trinity College, Dublin, taking a first-class place in theology in 1843; became curate of St. Paul's, Nottingham, the-same year; vicar at Ison Green, Nottinghamshire, in 1844; at Christ Church, Claughton, Birkenhbead, in 1852; at Bridlington, Yorkshire, in 1874; canon of Fenton, in York Cathedral, in 1882; and died January 1, 1885. He wrote largely on the Catholic controversy, and was the author of, Manual of the Romish Controversy (1851 and often): — Hist. and Interpretation of Common Prayer (1865 and since): — besides two very popular Catechisms.
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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