John Chester (August 17, 1785 – January 12, 1829) was the second president of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.
 He was born in Wethersfield, Connecticut in August 1785.
 He was the son of John and Elizabeth Chester.
 He graduated from Yale College in 1804.
 He studied theology under Dr. Joseph Lyman of Hatfield, Massachusetts and received a license to preach in 1807 from the Hartford Association College.
 He first preached in several towns in Massachusetts and Connecticut and then moved to New York State, where he first preached in Cooperstown, New York and between 1810 and 1815 in Hudson, New York.
 Chester was elected a member of the American Antiquarian Societyin 1814.
 In 1815, he moved to Albany, New York where he was pastor of the Second Presbyterian Church.
 He was a founder and an early president of the Albany Female Academy, which became the Albany Academy for Girls and was also a trustee of The Albany Academy.
 He received the degree of Doctor of Divinity in 1821 from Union College.
 He was appointed president of Rensselaer on June 25, 1828.
 He died in Philadelphia on January 12, 1829.
The Girls' Day School Trust (GDST) is a group of 26 independent schools - 24 schools and two academies - in England and Wales, catering for pupils aged 3 to 18.
 It is the largest group of independent schools in the UK, and educates 20,000 girls each year.
 It was formed in 1872 to provide affordable day-school (non-boarding) education for girls as The Girls' Public Day School Company (1872–1905), then The Girls' Public Day School Trust (1906–1998).
The Kent Place School is a highly selective all-girls independent college-preparatory day school (with a coeducational nursery and pre-Kindergarten) serving students in preschool through twelfth grade in Summit, Union County, New Jersey, United States.
Forsyth Country Day School is an independent, coeducational, nonsectarian, college-preparatory day school, established in 1970, and located in Lewisville, North Carolina.
 FCDS enrolls students from age two through twelfth grade and is accredited by the Southern Association of Independent Schools (SAIS) and the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS).
Staten Island Academy is a coeducational, college-preparatory day school located on a 14 acre campus in Staten Island in New York City, United States.
 Founded in 1884 by Anton Methfessel, it is the oldest private school on Staten Island, and is the only independent school (non-public, non-religious) in the borough.
 It educates students from pre-Kindergarten through grade 12 high school.
 Current enrollment is 390 students and offers a student to teacher ratio of 7:1.
 Albert Cauz is the current head of school.
 The school is composed of three divisions: Lower School, Pre-K-Gr.
 4; Middle School, Gr.
 5-8; Upper School, Gr.
 9-12.
 The Head of Lower, Middle and Upper School is Eileen Corigliano.
 The campus has seven buildings: the Early Childhood Building, the Art Barn, Haugen Hall, Kearns Hall, Crowe Hall, Alumni Hall and the OJ Buck Gymnasium.
 The school's accreditations include the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools, and the New York State Association of Independent Schools.
 It is chartered and registered by the Board of Regents, University of the State of New York.
The Albany Academies are independent college-preparatory schools in Albany, New York, educating students from Preschool through Grade 12.
 In July 2007, the administrative teams of The Albany Academy and Albany Academy for Girls merged into The Albany Academies.
 Both schools retain much of their pre-merger tradition and character and each continues to give diplomas under its own name.
 Administrative services are shared under The Albany Academies banner; Dr. Douglas M. North '58 is Head of School.
 The 2016-2017 enrollment was 794 students distributed over 30 grade levels.
 (Preschool, Pre-K, K-12 boys, & Preschool, Pre-K, K-12 girls.)
Portledge School is an independent college-preparatory day school located in Locust Valley, New York with 414 students in Pre-nursery through 12th grade (2006–2007 school year).
Albany Academy for Girls is an independent college-preparatory day school for girls in Albany, New York, United States, enrolling students from Preschool (age 3) to Grade 12.
 Founded in 1814 by Ebenezer Foote as the "Albany Female Academy", AAG is the oldest independent girls day school in the United States .
 It is located on the corners of Hackett Boulevard and Academy Road, across the street from its brother school The Albany Academy.
The Albany Academy is an independent college preparatory day school for boys in Albany, New York, USA, enrolling students from Preschool (age 3) to Grade 12.
 It was established in 1813 by a charter signed by Mayor Philip Schuyler Van Rensselaer and the city council of Albany.
 In July 2007, the administrative teams of The Albany Academy and Albany Academy for Girls merged into The Albany Academies.
 Both schools retain much of their pre-merger tradition and character and each continues to give diplomas under its own name.
 Tuition ranges from $13,000 for Preschool, up to $22,500 for grade 12.
Hampton Roads Academy is a private independent, co-educational, college-preparatory day school in Newport News, Virginia serving 653 students in grades Pre-K through twelve, and part of the Tidewater Conference of Independent Schools.
 HRA is accredited through the Virginia Association of Independent Schools, a member of the National Association of Independent Schools and is a National Blue Ribbon School.
 The average class size is 16, and there are 65 students in the Class of 2017.
 The school was founded in 1959, in the context of massive resistance, as a segregation academy.

Question: Name the founder of the Albany Academy for Girls, an independent college-preparatory day school for girls in Albany, New York which merged with The Albany Academies in July 2007 with both schools retaining much of their pre-merger traditions?
Answer: Ebenezer Foote