an American philanthropist, was born in Baltimore, May 12, 1829. He left school at an early age, and drifted into the United States navy, in which service he remained fifteen months at Norfolk, Virginia. When about fourteen he went to Philadelphia, entering the employ of P. Thomson, a bookseller. At eighteen he set up a small bookstore for himself, and three years later with his father-in-law to began as a book publisher under the firm name of R.E. Peterson & Co., which later became Childs & Peterson. In 1864 he purchased the Public Ledger, with which he was connected until his death, February 3, 1894. Among his many charitable works were the founding of the home for aged printers at Colorado Springs, stupplying memorial windows to George Herbert and William Cowper in Westminster Abbey, a monument to Edgar Allan Poe, and other work of like character. His greatest work was in aiding the young to secure an education, many owing their knowledge and position to his open purse.
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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