a Protestant Episcopal clergyman, was, in 1853, rector of a church in Memphis, Tennessee; about 1858 removed to Allegheny, Penn., as rector of Christ Church, and there remained during the greater part of the rest of his life. A short time previous to his death he became rector of Trinity Church, Natchez, Miss. He died in Allegheny City, Pennsylvania, May 7, 1878, aged seventy-six years. See Prot. Episc. Almanac, 1879, page 170.
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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