a Congregational minister, was born at Lincoln, Massachusetts, November 29, 1828. He attended Lawrence Academy at Groton; graduated from Williams College in 1851; the next year was principal of the academy in Westfield, and held the same position in 1855. Meantime (1853-54) he was in charge of Orleans Academy. From 1856 to 1862 he was principal of the high-school in Lee; and thereafter until 1865 occupied the same position in Lynn. Subsequently he was a resident student at Andover, was ordained pastor of the church in Hinsdale, September 19, 1867, and died November 28, 1882. See Cong. Year-book, 1883, page 22.
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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