Burlingame, Waterman a Baptist minister, was born in Pitcher, N.Y., in 1805. He pursued his studies at the. Hamilton Literary and Theological Institution, and graduated at the Newton Theological Institution in 1836. He was ordained pastor of the Baptist Church in Hingham, Mass., Sept. 29, 1836, where he remained three years; was pastor of the Church at Mendon, N. Y., four years; and was in Buffalo four years. He died in Baltimore, Md., Feb. 11, 1868. (J. C. S.)
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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