a Protestant Episcopal clergyman, graduated from the General Theological Seminary, N.Y. He was ordained deacon in 1846 and presbyter in 1849; became rector of a church in San Francisco, California, which he served until about 1856; in 1858 of St. Thomas's Church, New Windsor; N.Y.; in 1862 of Mount Calvary Church, Baltimore, Maryland; in 1864 of Trinity Church, San Francisco, California, whence he removed, in 1869 or 1870, to New York city, where he resided until 1872, and then became rector of St. Peter's Church, Westchester, N.Y., in which office he remained until his death, November 8, 1879, at the age of fifty-four years. See Prot. Episc. Almanac, 1880, page 172.
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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