Burton, Thomas Blount an English Congregational minister, was born at Nottingham, March, 1787.' He was left an orphan at the age of nine, and received his early education at Roggin, under the care of an aunt. While at school he was very reckless, but afterwards became a Christian, and joined the Methodist New Connection. In 1818 Mr. Burton joined the Independents at Castle Gate, where he preached till his death, Dec. 22, 1860. His preaching was marked by. great simplicity and directness, and in character he was as much known and esteemed for his transparent uprightness as for his unfeigned humility. See (Lond.) Cong. Year-book, 1862, p. 225.
The Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological, and Ecclesiastical Literature was edited by John McClintock and James Strong. It contains nearly 50,000 articles pertaining to Biblical and other religious literature, people, creeds, etc. It is a fantastic research tool for broad Christian study.
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