a Baptist minister, was born in South Carolina about 1776. He was converted at the age of fifteen, and graduated from Brown University in 1797; pursued his theological studies with Reverend Dr. Furman; was ordained as an evangelist, and successively became pastor of the Eutaw, the Beaufort, and the Mount Pisgah churches. He died at his residence in Sumter District, S.C., August 24, 1833. See Watchman and Reflector, September 13, 1833. (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