a Presbyterian minister, was born in Augusta County, Va., Sept. 28, 1778; was educated at Liberty Hall, Lexington, and licensed in 1802. Soon after he preaclled in various parts of Kentucky, extended his labors to Ohio and took charge of the Church at Danville, Ky., and of a male school. In 1804 he visited the counties of Greenbriar and Monroe. Subsequently he served at New Lebanon and Windy Cove, and acted as a stated supply in 1805 at Bethel Church. He was ordained in 1806, and took charge of the academy and congregation in Raleigh, N. C., where he remained several years. In 1836 he was principal of a school in Fayetteville, and was afterwards agent of the Board of Domestic Missions of the General Assembly. He died Nov. 7, 1842. — Sprague, Annals, 4:304.
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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