a Congregational minister, was born at Randolph, Vt., Nov. 17, 1802. After attending the Randolph Academy he entered Dartmouth College, from which he graduated in 1826. During the succeeding seven years he studied theology in private, and taught school in South Carolina. Meantime he was ordained Oct. 19, 1831, in Marion District. From Dec. 2, 1834, until June 15, 1836, he was pastor in Newmarket, N. H. July 27, 1836, he was installed in Pawtucket, R. I., and became retired pastor June 1, 1871. From 1868 he was a corporate member of the American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions. He died Dec. 29, 1879. He published only two Sermons. See Cong. Year-book, 1880, p. 12.
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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