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Rev. William Fraser McDowell,
A.B.
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, S.T.B., (February 4, 1858 – April 26, 1937) was an American bishop
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of the Methodist Episcopal Church
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.
Early life and education
McDowell was born in Millersburg, Ohio on February 4, 1858. He earned theA.B.
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degree in 1879 from Ohio Wesleyan University
Ohio Wesleyan University (OWU) is a private liberal arts college in Delaware, Ohio. It was founded in 1842 by methodist leaders and Central Ohio residents as a nonsectarian institution, and is a member of the Ohio Five – a consortium ...
in Delaware, Ohio. He earned an S.T.B. degree at Boston University
Boston University (BU) is a private research university in Boston, Massachusetts. The university is nonsectarian, but has a historical affiliation with the United Methodist Church. It was founded in 1839 by Methodists with its original campu ...
in 1882. While at Ohio Wesleyan, McDowell was the founding editor of ''The Phi Gamma Delta
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'' magazine.
Ordained ministry
In 1892, McDowell was ordained by the North Ohio Annual Conference of the M.E. Church. McDowell served as a minister inLodi, Ohio
Lodi is a village (United States)#Ohio, village in Harrisville Township, Medina County, Ohio, Harrisville Township, Medina County, Ohio, Medina County, Ohio, United States. It is located southwest of the City of Medina, Ohio, Medina along U.S. Rout ...
from 1882 to 1883. He then served in Oberlin, Ohio
Oberlin is a city in Lorain County, Ohio, United States, 31 miles southwest of Cleveland. Oberlin is the home of Oberlin College, a liberal arts college and music conservatory with approximately 3,000 students.
The town is the birthplace of the ...
from 1883 to 1885, and served in Tiffin, Ohio from 1885 to 1890.
He then became the chancellor
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of the University of Denver
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, serving 1890–99. During this time he was also a member of the Colorado State Board of Charities and Corrections (1894–1899).
In 1899, he became the secretary of the Board of Education of the M.E. Church, serving until his election to the episcopacy. He also became a member of the International Committee of the YMCA
YMCA, sometimes regionally called the Y, is a worldwide youth organization based in Geneva, Switzerland, with more than 64 million beneficiaries in 120 countries. It was founded on 6 June 1844 by George Williams in London, originally ...
.Episcopal ministry
As a bishop, McDowell also served as president of the Religious Education Society (1905–06). He was aYale
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lecturer on preaching, and was noted as a ''preacher to preachers.''
Bishop McDowell died 26 April 1937 in Washington, D.C.
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, and was buried at Oak Grove Cemetery in Delaware, Ohio.
Works
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