Clarkson, David (2), a Protestant Episcopal minister, was born in Worcestershire, England, in- June, 1801. He graduated at Oxford University; came to America in 1823; was ordained by bishop Doane, and became rector of Trinity Parish, Belvidere, N. J., officiating also in several neighboring place. From 1852 to 1855 he was chaplain in the United States Army, and was stationed at Fort Riley, Kansas. In the winter of 1855 he was pastor at Lexington, Mo., and in 1860 he removed to Grand Rapids, Mich., where he died, April 6, 1862. See Amer. Quar. Church Rev. 1862, p. 735.
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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