Francis_Waters

Francis Waters

Francis Waters

American Methodist minister

Francis G. Waters, D.D., LL.D., (January 17, 1792 – April 23, 1868) was a Methodist minister from Baltimore, Maryland, U.S., and a founding member of the Methodist Protestant Church. He was elected as the first president of the church on November 2, 1830,[1] and presided over the general convention, in which the church's constitution was adopted.[2] From 1849 to 1853 Waters served as the second principal of Baltimore City College. He was selected as president of Madison College in Uniontown, Pennsylvania, in summer 1853 but left the institution later that fall because of family illness.[3] He also served twice as the Principal of Washington College in Chestertown, Maryland.[4]

Quick Facts Born, Died ...

References

  1. [1]
    Lee, James W., Naphtali Luccock, and James Main Dixon (1900). The Illustrated History of Methodism. St. Louis: The Methodist Magazine Publishing Co. p. 470. Retrieved 2007-11-16.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  2. [2]
    M'Clintock, John and James Strong (1890). Cyclopaedia of Biblical, Theological, and Ecclesiastical Literature. New York: Harper & Brothers. p. 186. Retrieved 2007-11-16.
  3. [3]
    Daniel, W. Harrison. "Madison College, 1851-1858: A Methodist Protestant School" (PDF): 99. Retrieved July 16, 2023. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  4. [4]
    Steiner, Bernard C. (1891). The History of University Education in Maryland. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins Press. pp. 11–12. Retrieved 2007-11-16.
More information Academic offices ...


Stub icon

This article about a member of the Christian clergy in the United States is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

Flag of United StatesBiography icon

This biography of an American academic administrator is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.
Share this article:

This article uses material from the Wikipedia article Francis_Waters, and is written by contributors. Text is available under a CC BY-SA 4.0 International License; additional terms may apply. Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.