Laing, John a Scotch prelate, was first rector of Tannadice, in the shire of Angus, and Linlithgow, and was next preferred to the office of high treasurer in 1465, which office he held until 1468, at which time he was made lord-register, and about the same time enjoyed the rectories of Suthet and Newlands. He was promoted to the episcopal see of Glasgow in 1474; was made lord high chancellor in 1482, and died January 11, 1482-83. See Keith, Scottish Bishops, page 253.
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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