Cooper, John (5)
a Methodist Episcopal minister, was born in England. He emigrated to Woodstock, Conn., in early manhood, for the purpose of engaging in a special branch of woollen manufacture; was there converted in 1842; began earnest Christian work at once; was licensed to preach in 1843, and admitted into the Providence Conference, wherein he labored with zeal and fidelity to the close of his life, October 18, 1878. Mr. Cooper possessed a clear and vigorous intellect, and a glowing Christian experience. See Minutes of Annual Conferences, 1879, page 79.
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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