a Reformed (Dutch) minister of the United States. He graduated at Rutgers College in 1828; and at New Brunswick Theological Seminary in 1831; supplied Central Church, Brooklyn, 1838-40; South Church, Brooklyn, 1840-41; First Church, Philadelphia, 1841-49; Greenwich Church, New York city, 1852-54. He died in 1856. His published works consist of sermons preached on various important public occasions. See Corwin, Manual of the Ref. Ch. in America, 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