Burke, John a Protestant Episcopal clergyman of the diocese of Long Island, was chaplain in the United States Army in Louisiana in 1853, and was removed to Fort Washita, Ind. Ter., the next year; in 1864 he was chaplain at Fort Hamilton, N. Y.; in 1870 he resided at Tarrytown, having retired from his chaplaincy in the army. He died Dec. 24, 1873. See Prot. Episc. Almanac, 1875, p. 144.
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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