Morant, Philip a British antiquary and divine, was born in the island of Jersey in 1700; was educated at Pembroke College, Oxford; then entered the sacred ministry, and became, first, rector of St. Mary's, Colchester, afterwards of Aldham, Essex. He died in 1778. Morant edited several works, and wrote a History of Colchester (Lond. 1748, fol.); also enlarged, and incorporated in a later work of his, Hist. and Antiquities of the County of Essex (1768, 2 volumes). He also wrote all the biographies marked with the letter C and the life of Stilliigh-eet in the Biog. Brit. (1st ed. 17 volumes, fol.). See Allibone, Diet. of Brit. and Amer. Authors, 2:1359.
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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