a Roman Catholic prelate, was born at Cork, Ireland, September 27, 1810. He was educated at Queenstown, and entered the Propaganda at Rome in 1833. He became president of the Roman Catholic Seminary of St. Charles Borromeo, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in 1838. He was consecrated bishop of Pittsburgh in 1843, translated to the see of Erie, Pennsylvania, in 1853, and referred to his former diocese in 1854. He resigned his episcopal office and united with the Jesuits in 1860. He died at Woodstock College, Maryland, October 18, 1872.
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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