a Methodist Episcopal minister, was born at Grinshill, Shropshire, England, May 2, 1829. He was converted when about sixteen emigrated to America in 1849; and in 1851 entered the Wisconsin Conference, wherein he served the Church: until his decease, Sept. 24 1865. Mr. Chester,: though not. a brilliant, was yet a faithful and useful preacher. He was careful and energetic in all his domestic and ministerial duties. See Minutes of Annual Conferences, 1865, p. 235.