Clark, Justus Mckinstry, a Presbyterian minister, was born on the Isle La Motte, in Lake Champlain, Vt., Dec. 27, 1811. In 1820 he removed with his parents to Franklin County, N. Y. He was converted when seventeen years of age, and soon after entered Vermont University, remaining two years, and graduated from Union College, N. Y., in 1835. In 1838 he was ordained by Transylvania Presbytery, and became pastor at Springfield, Ky. He soon removed to Ottawa, Ill., and in 1840 became pastor at Madison, Wis; In 1843 he was appointed chaplain at Fort Winnebago; and finally returned to Ottawa, where he died, Feb. 10 1867. See Wilson, Presb. Hist. Almanac, 1868; p. 193.
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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