an early and eminent minister of the Methodist Episcopal Church. He was born in Newcastle County, Delaware, February 23, 1766; was converted in 1783; entered the Baltimore Conference in 1787; in 1790 was stationed at Hartford, Connecticut; in 1804 at Baltimore; filled various important circuits, etc., until 1835, when he became superannuated.' He died in Carroll County, Maryland, February 20, 1845. He preached with great zeal and success for nearly sixty years. — Minutes of Conferences, 3:594; Stevens, Memorials of Methodism.
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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