Dickinson, Charles an Irish prelate, was born in August 1792, at Cork, Ireland. He graduated, in 1815, from Trinity College, Dublin, with distinction; in 1819 was appointed assistant chaplain of the Magdalen Asylum, and three years later at the Female Orphan House, where he continued for nine years; next became one of the archbishop of Dublin's chaplains; in July, 1833, was appointed to the parish of St. Ann's, Dublin; in 1840 was made bishop of Meath, and died July 12, 1842. See The Church of England Magazine, August 1846, page 107.
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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