Background
MACDONALD, Frederick William was born on February 25, 1842. Son of Reverend G. B. Macdonald.
MACDONALD, Frederick William was born on February 25, 1842. Son of Reverend G. B. Macdonald.
Studied at Saint Peter’s Collegiate 1275 School and Owens College, Manchester.
Entered Wesleyan ministry, 1862. Joint editor of London Quarterly Review, 1871-1875. Represented British Methodist Conference at General Conference of Methodist Episcopal Church of America, 1880.
Appointed Professor of Theology, Handsworth College, 1881.
Appointed Secretary of Wesleyan Missionary Society, 1891. Visited Australia and New Zealand, 1903. President of the Wesleyan Methodist Conference, 1899.