Randolph S. Foster (1820-1903) was born in Williamsburg, Ohio, and died in Newton, Massachusetts. He was a clergyman, educator, and author. Foster completed a theological course at Augusta College, Augusta, Kentucky. Then at the age of 18, he began preaching as part of the Methodist Episcopal Church, Ohio conference. In 1856, he was elected President of Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois, serving until 1860. He left Northwestern and returned to the pulpit, preaching and lecturing from Ohio to New England, eventually being elected bishop in 1872.

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