a minister of the Methodist Episcopal Church South, was born in Shrewsbury, England, March 12,1833. He emigrated to Canada with his parents when twelve years old; was converted among the Wesleyans in 1852; removed to Louisiana and joined the Church South in 1855; received license to preach in 1858; went to Lewisville, Arkansas, in 1860; and in 1863 entered the Little Rock Conference, in which he labored; zealously until his death by assassination, February 24, 1871. See Minutes of Annual Conferences of the M.E. Church South, 1871, page 619.
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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