Frazer, William a Scotch prelate, was promoted to the see of St. Andrews in 1279, and was consecrated at Rome by pope Nicholas III, June 14, 1280. About the same time he was lord chancellor and witness to king Alexander III. In 1288 he was chosen to be one of the regents of the kingdom, and after the death of queen Margaret he yielded a forced submission to Edward I of England. He died at Arteville, September 13, 1297. See Keith, Scottish Bishops, page 20.
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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