a colored Presbyterian minister, was born in New York in 1793. He was licensed by the Presbytery of Philadelphia, October 31, 1819, and in 1823 was called to the First African Church of Philadelphia, where he preached for some years. From 1845 to 1847 he served as a missionary to the colored people of New York city, and during this time organized Emmanuel Church. In 1855 he joined the Nassau Presbytery of Brooklyn, L.I., where he labored till his death, in 1858. See Wilson, Presb. Hist. Almanac, 1860, page 69.
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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