Benjamin Morgan Cowie was
Dean of Manchester and then
Exeter
Exeter () is a city in Devon, South West England. It is situated on the River Exe, approximately northeast of Plymouth and southwest of Bristol.
In Roman Britain, Exeter was established as the base of Legio II Augusta under the personal comm ...
, both in England, in the last quarter of the 19th century.
Born on 8 June 1816, he was educated at
St John's College, Cambridge
St John's College is a Colleges of the University of Cambridge, constituent college of the University of Cambridge founded by the House of Tudor, Tudor matriarch Lady Margaret Beaufort. In constitutional terms, the college is a charitable corpo ...
and graduated
Senior Wrangler in 1839.
Ordained in 1841 he was successively
Tutor, Lecturer and
Fellow at his
old college. Afterwards he was
Vicar of
St Lawrence Jewry followed by an 11-year spell in
Manchester, followed by a further 17 at
Exeter
Exeter () is a city in Devon, South West England. It is situated on the River Exe, approximately northeast of Plymouth and southwest of Bristol.
In Roman Britain, Exeter was established as the base of Legio II Augusta under the personal comm ...
. He died on 3 May 1900.
[ The Times, Friday, 4 May 1900; pg. 6; Issue 36133; col G ''Obituary-The Dean Of Exeter'']
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1816 births
Alumni of St John's College, Cambridge
Fellows of St John's College, Cambridge
Deans of Manchester
Deans of Exeter
1900 deaths
Senior Wranglers