King, Richard an English theologian, was born at Bristol in 1749; studied at the University of Oxford, and became successively rector of Steeple, Morden, and of Worthing. He died in 1810. King wrote Letters from Abraham Plymley to his Brother Peter on the Catholic Question (Lond. 1803, 8vo), which created some sensation: — On the Inspiration of the Scriptures (1805, 8vo): -On the Alliance between Church and State (1807, 8vo). His wife, Frances Elizabeth Bernard, wrote Female Scripture Biography (12th edit. London, 1840, 12mo):The Benefits of the Christian Temper; etc. See Gent. Magazine (1810); Rose, New Biographical Dictionary, s.v.
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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