Caswell, Edward an English clergyman and poet was born at Yateby, in Hampshire, July 15, 1814. He was educated at Brasennose College, Oxford, ordained presbyter in 1839, in 1840 became curate of Stratford-under-Castle, in 1847 joined the Roman Catholic Church, and died January 2, 1878. Besides several prose works, he published metrical translations of many mediaeval hymns, entitled Lyra Catholica (1848), and other poetical effusions, collected in Hymns and Poems (1873).
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