Francis Waters

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]

Francis Waters
Born	January 17, 1792
Died	April 23, 1868  (aged 76)
Occupation	Minister educator
Employer	Washington College

References

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. 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. 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. Steiner, Bernard C. (1891). The History of University Education in Maryland. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins Press. pp. 11–12. Retrieved 2007-11-16.

Academic offices
Preceded by Gerard E. Stack	Principal of Washington College 1818–1823	Succeeded by Timothy Clowes
Preceded by Dr. Nathan C. Brooks	Principal of Baltimore City College 1849–1853	Succeeded by John A. Getty
Preceded by Richard W. Ringgold	Principal of Washington College 1854–1860	Succeeded by Andrew J. Sutton