a minister of the Reformed (Dutch) Church, was born at Hackensack, N.J., in April, 1832. He graduated from the University of the City of New York in 1850, and from the New Brunswick Seminary in 1855. For three years he was editor of the Initelligencer. He died May 13, 1891. He wrote a Life of Horace Greeley. and several other volumes. See Corwin, Manual of the Reformed (Dutch) Church in America, 3d ed. page 568.
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