a Presbyterian minister, was born in Sutton, N.H., October 7, 1810. He studied at Phillips Academy, Andover, Mass., and graduated from Dartmouth College in 1839 and from the Union Theological Seminary in 1842. For six years he was pastor of the Sixth Presbyterian Church in. New York city, and thereafter of the First Presbyterian Church in Palmyra, N.Y., until his death, October 21, 1883. See Providence Journal, Oct. 23, 1883. (J.C.S.)
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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