<page_title> List of Presidents of the Methodist Conference </page_title> <section_title> 1791–1819 </section_title> <table> <cell> 1791 <col_header> Year of election </col_header> </cell> <cell> William Thompson <col_header> President of Wesleyan Methodist Conference </col_header> <row_header> 1791 </row_header> </cell> </table>
William Thompson was the first President of the Methodist Conference in 1791.