William Ryland (1770 – January 10, 1846) was a Methodist minister who served several terms as Chaplain of the Senate.
For a time, he engaged in business in Baltimore; on May 28, 1799 a fire in that city damaged his warehouse.
[1] In 1802, he became a minister in the Methodist Church, a vocation he continued in for the remainder of his life.
He said to him, "Now, Ryland, I am so confident that you will not continue in this thing, that I promise to send a hundred of my finest cigars every year you remain a minister."
William Ryland, former Chaplain of the United States Senate, who had given the land for its construction.