a Methodist, Episcopal minister, was born at Snow Hill, Maryland, August 23, 1805. He was trained as a Presbyterian, but became a Methodist, and joined the Philadelphia Conference in 1829, continuing to serve the church as pastor and presidiing elder until 1873, when he was obliged to retire from the active ministry. He died October 2, 1890. He was a member of several General Conferences. and a charter member of the Board of Trustees of Drew Theological Seminary. See the Christian Advocate, October 9, 1890.
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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