a Presbyterian minister, was born at Mercer, Pennsylvania, November 17, 1807. He graduated at Union College, and, after completing his theological studies, was ordained pastor of the Presbyterian Church at Galway in 1833, whence he went in 1838 to Pittsburgh, subsequently to Westfield, and finally to Poland, Ohio, where he labored with zeal and success for twenty- four years, until failing health obliged him to resign. He died at Leetonia, October 2, 1882. See (N.Y.) Observer, October 12, 1882. (W.P.S.)
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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