Benjamin Cowie
British clergyman and Dean of Exeter (1816–1900)
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Benjamin Morgan Cowie was Dean of Manchester and then Exeter, both in England, in the last quarter of the 19th century.
Benjamin Cowie | |
|---|---|
| Dean of Exeter | |
| In office 1883–1900 | |
| Dean of Manchester | |
| In office 1872–1883 | |
| Personal details | |
Born on 8 June 1816,[1] he was educated at St John's College, Cambridge and graduated Senior Wrangler in 1839.[2] Ordained in 1841 he was successively Tutor, Lecturer and Fellow at his old college.[3] Afterwards he was Vicar of St Lawrence Jewry followed by an 11-year spell in Manchester,[4] followed by a further 17 at Exeter. He died on 3 May 1900.[5]
