Vallette, William a Methodist Episcopal minister, studied medicine early in life; joined the Illinois Conference in 1839; was transferred to Rock River Conference in 1840; and in the following year was ordained deacon. In 1846 hemorrhage of the lungs incapacitated him for further ministerial labor and caused his retirement to Elgin as a superannuate, where he spent the remainder of his days in the practice of medicine. He died in 1871. See Minutes of Annual Conferences, 1872, p. 113.
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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