an English prelate, son of William Howley, D.D., was born February 12, 1765. In his youth he attended the Winchester School, from which he went to the University of Oxford, obtaining a fellowship at New College. In 1794 he was elected fellow of Winchester College; in 1809 was appointed regius professor of divinity; and in September, 1813, succeeded Dr. Randolph as bishop of London. On the decease of Dr. Manners Sutton, in 1828, he became archbishop of Canterbury. He died February 11, 1848. Besides being president of many charitable institutions, he was a fellow of the Society of Antiquaries, and a member of the Royal Society of Literature. See Amer. Quar. Church Rev. 1848, page 149.
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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