Wilson F. McClintock, merchant, was born in Lyons Township, Cook Co., IL in 1844, and reared on a farm. In July, 1862, he enlisted in Company H, 127th Illinois Volunteer Infantry, and was mustered out in June, 1865, after which he returned to the farm and followed agricultural pursuits in Cook County until about 1872, when he went to Pawnee County, Nebraska and engaged in mercantile and agriculural pursuits. He was also for two years Postmaster at Tiff's Branch. Returning east in April, 1876, he located in Englewood, where for six months he carried on a grocery business, then moved to Normalville, where he carries a nice stock of dry goods, etc. He also owns considerable property in this locality, and devotes a portion of his time to the improvement of the same. The subject of this sketch has in connection with other pursuits been Postmaster at this place, since December 19, 1878. He is the son of Wilson McClintock, who came to Chicago in 1833 and was one of the first street commissioners of that city.

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