O'connor, Charles a learned Irish Roman Catholic divine, who for many years was a resident in the family of the-duke of Buckingham atStowe as chaplain to the duchess and librarian to the duke, is the author of Columbanus's Letters (2 vols.), a Narrative of the most interesting Events in Modern Irish History, and a collection of the ancient Irish chronicles; his studies having been chiefly. directed to the elucidation of the history and antiquities of Ireland. He eld 'in' 1828 at Balinagar, the seat of his brother, the O'Conor Don. See Allibone, Dict. of Brit. and Amer. Authors, s.v.
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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