a Baptist minister, was born in Weare, N.H., July 2, 1827. He removed to Illinois in 1840; settled in Woodford County, near Metamora; pursued his studies at.Shurtleff College; was licensed to preach in 1848, and ordained October 13,1849, his principal pastorates being at Metamora, Ill., and St. Cloud, Minnesota. He died February 19, 1857. See Cathcart, Baptist Encyclop. page 286. (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