a Roman Catholic priest, was born at Sehasat, France, about 1801; educated at Clermont; became a member of the Society of St. Sulpice, and came to Baltimore in 1831, where, till his death, January 1, 1856, he was attached to St. Mary's Seminary. He is said to have been a diligent and thor ough student, and a voluminous writer. See Hough, Amer. Biog. Notes, page 149. (J.C.S.)
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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