Brault, Charles a French prelate, was born at Poitiers, August 14, 1752. Shortly before the revolution he was professor of theology at the university of Poitiers. Having emigrated, he returned; in 1802; at the period of the Conicordat, and was made bishop of Baveux. At the council of 1811 he was of the number of bishops who were in favor of the four articles regarded as the foundation of the liberties of the Gallican Church. In 1823 he was made archbishop of Albi. In the empire he was appointed baron and knight of the Legion of Honor, and was created peer of France by the restoration in 1827. He died February 25, 1833. See Hoefer, Nouv. Biog. Generale, s.v.
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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