Catterick, Thomas an English Wesleyan minister, labored from 1816 to 1820 in Fredericton, N. B., Kingston, Fort Wellington, and Niagara, Ont., and Shefford, Quebec; and from 1820 to 1851 in various charges in England. In 1851 he retired from the active work, settled at Wednesbury, Staffordshire, and died April 21,1861. He was a man of powerful voice and strong faith, meek in disposition, and unshrinking in the performance of duty. He published, Observations on Benevolence, chiefly designed for the benefit of the poor in the Methodist society (Lond. 1828). See Minutes of the British Conference, 1861, p. 18.
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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