missionary bishop of the Protestant Episcopal Church in the south-west, was born at Sandwich, Massachusetts; taught a large boarding-school in Warrenton, N.C.; was ordained rector of Christ Church, Raleigh, where he remained for many years; then of Emmanuel Church, New Castle, Delaware; consecrated bishop October 26, 1844, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and died at Little Rock, Arkansas, April 29, 1858, aged sixty-nine years. See Amer. Quar. Church Rev. 1858, page 340.
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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