Background
Fielder, William was born on October 13, 1852 in Northiam, Sussex, England. Son of Isaac and Susan A. Fielder.
Fielder, William was born on October 13, 1852 in Northiam, Sussex, England. Son of Isaac and Susan A. Fielder.
Education public and private schools, England. Doctor of Divinity, Dakota Wesleyan, 1900.
Came to the United States, 1876. Ordained Mechanical Engineering ministry, 1879. Pastor Sioux Falls, South Dakot, 1876-1879, Central City, Black Hills, 1879-1881, Watertown, South Dakot, 1881-1883.
Presiding elder South Dakot, 1883-1889.
President South Dakot Prohibition Alliance, 1889-1892, and author of state prohibitory law passed 1889. Pastor Brookings, South Dakot, 1892-1894, First Church, Minneapolis, 1894-1899.
Presiding elder Minneapolis, 1899-1905. President Fort Worth (Texas) University, 1905-1911.
Actg. chancellor Methodist University, Guthrie Oklahoma, 1911-1914.
President John H. Snead Seminary, Boaz, Alabama, 1914-1931. President Minnesota Anti-Saloon League, 1897-1900. Chairman of the Board Florence Crittendon Home, Minneapolis, 1898-1901, one of founders and president Ministers’ Casualty Union.
One of founders Dakota
Wesleyan University Home: Birmingham, Alabama
Children: Charles West., Susan A., Marguerite B., Bertha Elizabeth.