Venn, John a clergyman of the Church of England, son of Henry Venn of Barnes (q.v.), was born at Clapham in 1759. . He was educated at Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge; instituted to the living of Little Dunham, Norfolk, in 1783; became rector of Clapham in 1792. He died at Clapham, July 1, 1813. His Sermons, with Memoir, were published in three volumes (181416). He also contributed many valuable articles to the Christian Observer, and wrote some minor works. See Christian Observer, 1813, p. 479; Allibone, Dict. of Brit. and Amer. Authors, s.v.
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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