Boswell, William a Baptist minister. was born in Philadelphia, Jan. 8, 1776. His early life was devoted to business, but, having become a Christian, he united, in 1801, with the First Baptist Church in Philadelphia. He was licensed some time afterwards by the Church in Burlington, N. J., with which he had connected himself. He was ordained Sept. 6, 1809, as pastor of the Trenton and Lamberton Church, where he had a successful ministry. He was state librarian of New Jersey for several years, and chaplain to the state penitentiary. He died June 11, 1833. (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