Booth, Laurence an English prelate of the 15th century, was half-brother of William Booth, archbishop of York. He became master of Pembroke Hall, Cambridge, and chancellor of that university. He was an eminent benefactor of his college, conferring thereon, among other things, the manor and patronage of Overton Waterfield, Huntingdonshire. From being chancellor of Cambridge, he was preferred to the same office to Margaret, queen of Henry VI, and, well discharging that office, he was, in the thirteenth year of Edward IV, (1474), made lord high chancellor of England, having first been bishop of Durham, and afterwards archbishop of York, and being a benefactor of both sees. He retained the mastership of Pembroke Hall till his death in 1480. See Fuller, Worthies of England (ed. Nuttall), 1, 267.
The Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological, and Ecclesiastical Literature was edited by John McClintock and James Strong. It contains nearly 50,000 articles pertaining to Biblical and other religious literature, people, creeds, etc. It is a fantastic research tool for broad Christian study.
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