a Protestant Episcopal clergyman, was assistant minister in Charleston, S.C., for many years, until 1859, when he became rector of St. Luke's Church in that city. He was a member of the standing committee of his diocese, a member of the board of missions to the colored men and freedmen of South Carolina, and a deputy to the General Convention. He died July 24, 1871, aged forty-five years. See Prot. Episc. Almanac, 1872, page 127.
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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