a Congregational minister, was born at Hull, England, Nov. 14. 1830. He came to America in 1838, and resided in Kentucky; graduated from Farmers College in 1856 and from Auburn Theological Seminary in 1865. April 11, 1866, he was ordained at Rising Sun, Ind.; and from that time until 1870 was acting-pastor at Downer's Grove, Ill. Subsequently he resided, without charge until 1872, in Kansas. From 1872 until 1877 he was acting pastor at Morgan, O.; in 1878 and 1879 served in the same relation at East Smithfield, Pa.; and from 1879 at Rock Creek, O., until his death, which occurred there, May 14, 1882. See Cong. Yearbook, 1883, p. 20.
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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