an English clergyman, was born at Bury St. Edmund's in 1769. He was chaplain of Chelsea Hospital from 1798, and rector of Ashen, in Essex, from 1804 until his death Aug. 24, 1834. He published, An Illustration of the Monastic History and Antiquities of the Town and Abbey of St. Edmund's Bury (1805): — The Church in Danger, etc. (1815): — and other Works. See Allibone, Dict. Of Brit and Amer. Authors, s.v.
The Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological, and Ecclesiastical Literature was edited by John McClintock and James Strong. It contains nearly 50,000 articles pertaining to Biblical and other religious literature, people, creeds, etc. It is a fantastic research tool for broad Christian study.
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