Background
Fouke, William Hargrave was born on October 30, 1851 in Shepherdstown, West Virginia, United States. Son of William Henry and Mahala Ann (Chaplain) Fouke.
Fouke, William Hargrave was born on October 30, 1851 in Shepherdstown, West Virginia, United States. Son of William Henry and Mahala Ann (Chaplain) Fouke.
Education common schools, Dixon, Illinois. Took conference course of 4 years after entering the ministry. (Doctor of Divinity, Dallas College, Oregon, 1911).
Deacon, 1878, elder, 1880, Evangelical Association Church. Pastor in Illinois, at Shannon, 1876, Cedarville, 1877-1878, South. Chicago, 1879-1881, Freeport, 1882-1883, Adams Saint Church, Chicago, 1884-1887, Freeport, 1888-1890, Shannon, 1891. United Evangelical Church, Adams Saint Church, Chicago, 1892-1895.
Presiding elder Freeport District, 1896-1899.
Pastor Naperville, 1900-1902. Bishop October 1910-1918.
President Illinois Conference Missionary Society, 1893. Associate editor Evangelical, 1918.
Home: Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
Married Mary M. Tobias, March 1877.