Benjamin Morgan Cowie was

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and then Exeter, 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 and graduated

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in 1839.

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in 1841 he was successively

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, Lecturer and

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at his old college. Afterwards he was

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followed by an 11-year spell in

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, followed by a further 17 at Exeter. He died on 3 May 1900.

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, Friday, 4 May 1900; pg. 6; Issue 36133; col G ''Obituary-The Dean Of Exeter''

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Cowie, Benjamin Morgan 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