a Wesleyan Methodist minister, son of the preceding, was born in St. Kitts, W.I., October 29, 1802. He was converted at the Kingswood School, England; commenced his ministry in 1826; labored for five years in the West Indies, for five in Malta (1833 to 1838), then in the upper provinces of Canada, and finally in Bermuda (1846) and the lower provinces. He became a supernumerary in 1861, and died at Frederickton, N.B., March 27, 1864. His attainments in scholarship were respectable, and he was a good sermonizer. His piety was intelligent and decided. See Huestis, Memorials of Wesl. Meth. Preachers (Halifax, N.S., 1872), page 28.
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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