a Protestant Episcopal clergyman of the Diocese of Mississippi, was rector of the Church at New Iberia, La., in 1853; the following year was rector in Franklin; in 1857, missionary at Bavou Sara, and remained in this work until the close of 1859. Subsequently, he acted as a general missionary in the neighborhood, having his residence at Centreville; and in 1865 he became officiating minister at Corinth, Miss. The following year he was rector of St. Jude's Church, in that place; and in 1867 rector of the Church of the Epiphany, near Port Gibson, Claiborne Co., Miss. He died Sept. 8, 1870: See Prot. Episc. Almanac, 1871, p. 118.
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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