a Presbyterian minister, was born at Millerstown, Pennsylvania, November 10, 1803. He graduated from Dickinson College in 1824, and from Princeton Theological Seminary in 1827; was ordained an evangelist in 1829, became stated supply at Columbus, Missouri, the same year, at Palmyra in 1834, at Big Creek in 1841, pastor there in 1857, preached in various churches in 1861, was pastor at Millerstown in 1867, and evangelist from 1869 until his death near West Ely, Missouri, December 25, 1884. See Necrol. Report of Princeton Theol. Sem. 1885, page 14.
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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