francis g. waters, d.d., ll.d., (january 17, 1792 – april 23, 1868) was a methodist minister from baltimore, maryland, u.s., and a founding member of the methodist protestant church. he was elected as the first president of the church on november 2, 1830, and presided over the general convention, in which the church's constitution was adopted. from 1849–1853 waters served as the second principal of baltimore city college. he also served twice as the president of washington college in chestertown, maryland.