Rev. John Calvin McClintock, D. D., Pastor of the First Presbyterian Church of Burlington, Iowa, since January, 1871, is a native of Pennsylvania, born at Carmichael, Greene County, Aug. 20, 1843, and his parents, Rev. John and Mary (Orr) McClintock, are natives of Washington, Pa. His father is a distinguished minister of the Presbyterian Church, and has served his present congregation, New Providence, Carmichael, Pa., for fifty years. Rev. McClintock, Sr., was born in 1807, in Pennsylvania, and his father, William McClintock, was a native of the North of Ireland, who emigrated to this country prior to the Revolution and settled in Pennsylvania. James Orr, the maternal grandfather, was descended from an old Pennsylvania family, and removed from Chambersburg to Washington in 1798.

Our subject graduated at Washington College, Pa., in the class of '62, was a student of the Western Theological Seminary until 1865, and then came to Iowa to accept the position of pastor of the Presbyterian Church, of Mt. Pleasant, serving his congregation with ability and fidelity until January, 1871, when he accepted the pastorate of the First Presbyterian Church of Burlington, and for seventeen years has constantly grown in favor with his present charge. Rev. J. C. McClintock was one of the charter members of the Board of Trustees, of Parsons College, Fairfield, Iowa, was instrumental in the establishment of that institution, and has maintained his connection with it to the present time, being a member of the existing Board of Trustees. The degree of Doctor of Divinity was conferred on Mr. McClintock, by Monmouth College, Ill., in 1886. While not an active participant, Mr. McClintock has always given his adherence and support to the Republican party.

On the 4th of October, 1865, at Washington, Pa., Rev. J. C. McClintonck was united in marriage with Miss Mary E. McKean, daughter of Thomas and Fannie J. (Snodgrass) McKean. Mrs. McClintock is a native of Washington, Pa., and four children were born of their union, all sons--Paul W., William M., John Thomas and Calvin Terry. The two elder were born in Mt. Pleasant, the younger in Burlington, Iowa.