a Methodist Episcopal minister, was born in Norwich, N. Y., Aug. 27, 1808. He was converted in 1825; made a class-leader at the age of nineteen; licensed to exhort in 1833, to preach in 1834, and in 1836 entered the Oneida Conference. After serving the Church twenty-two years, failing health necessitated his superannuation, and he removed west and located within the bounds of the Rock River Conference, wherein, whenever able, he served as supply until 1868, when he was called to the charge of the Southern Tier Orphan Asylum, Elmira, N. Y., which position he held until his death, in 1871 or 1872. He was a most excellent man and a useful preacher. Over fifteen hundred were brought to Christ through his labors. He was characterized by amiability, prudence, and inflexible integrity. See Minutes of Annual Conferences, 1872, p. 53.
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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