an Irish prelate, was born in Ireland in 1815. He was educated at Trinity College, Dublin, where he was elected fellow in 1839, in 1857 was appointed professor of ecclesiastical history, and in 1863 lecturer on divinity. In 1874 he was archdeacon of Dublin, and he died May 11, 1883. He is the author especially of, Introductory Lectures on Ecclesiastical History (1858): — Examination of Remarks of Baden Powell (1861); but is best known by his Lectures on the Inspiration of the Holy Scriptures (1852).
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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