a Presbyteriarnminister, was born December 14, 1807. He pursued his literary studies at Western University, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and graduated at Western Theological Seminary in 1836. His first pastorate was Slippery Rock and New Brighton; his next Beaver and New Brighton; but, after a few years, he left Beaver and confined his labors to Brighton. In 1876 he accepted a call to the Church of Greenville, Mercer County, but resigned in the spring of 1881. After this he occasionally preached at Stoneborough, Mercer County, and at Rochester, until his death, April 21, 1882. See Presbyterian Banner, April 26, 1882.
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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