a Baptist minister, was born in Newark, N.J., July 20, 1779. He was licensed in 1806, and first preached at Salem. In February 1807, he removed to Washington city, and in May following was called to the pastorate of the First Baptist Church there. During his stay in Washington he became chief clerk under the postmaster-general. He died May 2, 1852. See Sprague, Annals of the Amer. Pulpit, 6:538.
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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