Thomas, Samuel (3)
an English Congregational minister, was born at Pontreych, Nov. 20, 1815. He graduated at Brecon College in 1843, and was ordained to the pastorate of Ebenezer Chapel, Newport. Under his personal superintendence a new chapel was erected, and the Church membership greatly increased. In 1860, he removed to Bethlehem, and labored with the Church there until his death, April 5,1869. See (Lond.) Cong. Year-book, 1870, p. 322.
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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