Davies, Miles a Welsh clergyman, in the beginning of the 18th century, was born in Tre'r- Abbot, in Whiteford parish, Flintshire. He was a vehement foe to popery, Arianism, and Socinianism, and of the most fervent loyalty to George I and the Hanoverian succession. He went to London and published a few works, among which are his Atheanc Britannicae (1715, 8vo): and A Critical History of Pamphlets (1715). Little else is known of him. See Chalmers, Biog. Dict. s.v.; Allibone, Dict. of Brit. and Amer. Authors, s.v.
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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