William Fraser McDowell, A.B., S.T.B., (February 4, 1858 – April 26, 1937) was an American bishop of the Methodist Episcopal Church.

[1] While at Ohio Wesleyan, McDowell was the founding editor of The Phi Gamma Delta magazine.

During this time he was also a member of the Colorado State Board of Charities and Corrections (1894–1899).

Bishop McDowell died 26 April 1937 in Washington, D.C., and was buried at Oak Grove Cemetery in Delaware, Ohio.

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