Vaughan, Robert Alfred an Independent minister, son of Dr. Robert Vaughan, was born at Worcester, England, March 18,1823. He graduated at London University in 1842, and at the Lancashire Independent College in 1846, then studied theology at Halle. He was colleague of Rev. William Jay as pastor of Argyle Chapel, Bath, 1848-50, and pastor at Birmingham, 1850-55. He died in London, Oct. 26,1857. He published, The Witch of Endor and Other Poems (1844): — Hours with the Mystics, a Contribution to the History of Religious Opinions (1856, 2 vols.): — Essays and Remains (posthumously, with a Memoir by his father, 1858, 2 vols.).
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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