Clay, Porter, a Baptist minister, son of Rev. John Clay, and brother of the statesman, Henry Clay, was born in Virginia in March, 1779, and removed to Kentucky with his mother in early life. He studied law, and occupied a position of civil, trust under the government of the state. He united with the Church in 1815, and shortly after began to preach; He is said to have been a popular preacher, and greatly esteemed by the churches which he served. He died in 1850. See Cathcart, Baptist Encyclop. p. 232. (J. C. S.)
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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