Benjamin Cowie
| The Very Reverend Benjamin Cowie DD[1] | |
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| Dean of Exeter | |
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In office 1883–1900 | |
| Dean of Manchester | |
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In office 1872–1883 | |
| Personal details | |
| Nationality | British |
| Religion | Church of England |
Benjamin Morgan Cowie was Dean of Manchester and then Exeter in the last quarter of the 19th Century.
Born on 8 June 1816,[2] he was educated at St John's College, Cambridge and graduated Senior Wrangler in 1839.[3] Ordained in 1841 he was successively Tutor, Lecturer and Fellow at his old college.[4] Afterwards he was Vicar of St Lawrence Jewry followed by an 11-year spell in Manchester,[5] followed by a further 17 at Exeter. He died on 3 May 1900.[6]
Notes
- ↑ The Times, Friday, Nov 12, 1880; pg. 10; Issue 30037; col E University Intelligence.
- ↑ “Who was Who”1897-1990 London, A & C Black, 1991 ISBN 0-7136-3457-X
- ↑ “Mr Hopkins’ Men: Cambridge Reform and British Mathematics in the 19th Century” Craik,A.D.D: London, Springer, 2007 ISBN 978-1-84628-790-9
- ↑ "Cowie, Benjamin Morgan (CWY833BM)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
- ↑ Victoria County History A History of the County of Lancaster: Volume 4 J. Brownbill;, William Farrer,W (ed) 1911
- ↑ The Times, Friday, May 04, 1900; pg. 6; Issue 36133; col G Obituary-The Dean Of Exeter
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| Preceded by George Hull Bowers |
Dean of Manchester 1872 – 1883 |
Succeeded by John Oakley |
| Preceded by Archibald Boyd |
Dean of Exeter 1883 – 1900 |
Succeeded by Alfred Earle |
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