a Protestant Episcopal clergyman, was born in the city of New York, October 16, 1809. He graduated at Columbia College in 1828, and at the General Theological Seminary in the same city in 1831; was ordained that year, and became rector of St. Peter's Church in his native city; in 1834 of St. Paul's, Cincinnati; in 1837 of All-Saints', New York, and the same year likewise professor of pastoral theology in the General Theological Seminary, retaining the latter position until 1855, when he was associated with Trinity parish in the same city. He died there February 21, 1879.
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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