Bromfield, Edward an English Congregational minister, was born in Coventry, December 5, 1802. He joined the Church in his twenty-first year. He was a printer until 1837, when he resolved to enter the ministry, and in the following year entered Hackney College for better preparation. On leaving college he labored for some time at Needham Market, then was ordained as missionary in connection with the Surrey Mission, and settled as their agent at Elstead. Here he labored abundantly, and was greatly loved by his people. He died August 12, 1859. See (Lond.) Cong. Year-book, 1860, page 178.
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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