a Roman Catholic clergyman, was a native of Ireland, where he enjoyed a high reputation as a preacher. About 1800 he came to New York, and was attached to St. Peter's Church. He afterwards left New York in consequence of difficulties which arose, and died in Baltimore, October 20, 1816. Dr. O'Brien published Sermons on the Most Important Subjects of Morality and Religion (Cork, 1798). See De Courcy and Shea, Hist. of the Catholic Church in the United States, page 351.
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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