Jonas Roup McClintock was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania in 1808 to John and Elizabeth (Roup) McClintock.[2] He graduated from Western University of Pennsylvania, the forerunner to the University of Pittsburgh, and received a M.D. degree from the University of Maryland Medical School in 1830. He rose to local prominence due to his efforts in treating Pittsburgh residents during the cholera epidemics in the early 1830s. In 1832 he organized Pittsburgh's first board of health. He was a member of the local vigilance committee and Captain of the Vigilant Fire Company.[2]
Career
He became mayor of Pittsburgh at age 28. He was the youngest mayor in Pittsburgh (until Luke Ravenstahl) and was known affectionately as the "Boy Mayor".[2] His administration established the Pittsburgh Police Department.[3] He also implemented major infrastructure improvements in the city including the original "cut" of Grant's Hill, a steep bluff boxing the city in on the east. The "cut" allowed for settlement of an area of the city previously uninhabitable because of the grade of the land. The city also expanded during his time as mayor with the annexation of the Northern Liberties Borough.[4]
^Kestenbaum, Lawrence. "Index to Politicians: Mcclelland to Mcclory". The Political Graveyard. Lawrence Kestenbaum. Retrieved 2010-10-03. McClintock, Jonas R. (1808-1879) — of Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pa. Born January 8, 1808. Mayor of Pittsburgh, Pa., 1836-39. Died November 25, 1879. Interment at Allegheny Cemetery, Pittsburgh, Pa.