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William Cowie (merchant), William Cowie
William Cowie may refer to: * William Cowie (bishop), New Zealand bishop * William Cowie (merchant) William Clark Cowie (8 April 1849 – 14 September 1910) was a Scottish engineer, mariner, and businessman who helped establish British North Borneo and was Chairman of the British North Borneo Company. Personal life Born on 8 April 1849, Cowi ..., Scottish engineer, mariner, and businessman * William Cowie (rugby union), Scottish rugby union player * Willie Cowie, shinty player {{hndis, Cowie, William ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Cowie (bishop)
William Garden Cowie (8 January 1831 – 26 June 1902) was bishop of the Anglican Diocese of Auckland, New Zealand, from 1870 to 1902. Although he succeeded George Selwyn in having jurisdiction in this portion of New Zealand, he was the first bishop to be known specifically as Bishop of Auckland. His wife Eliza Jane Cowie (1835-1902) was a distinguished religious worker in her own right, and Bishop Cowie's journals refer frequently to her work with him. Early life and career Cowie was born in London, to Alexander Cowie and his wife Elizabeth Garden, daughter of Alexander Garden. His father was from Auchterless, Aberdeenshire, in which county he grew up. Educated at Eton College and Trinity Hall, Cambridge, where he received his BA in 1855 and MA in 1865. He was admitted deacon in 1854 by the Bishop of Ely, and licensed to the curacy of St Clement's, Cambridge. Ordained priest in 1855, also by the Bishop of Ely, he accepted the curacy of Moulton, Suffolk. Two years later, in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Cowie (merchant)
William Clark Cowie (8 April 1849 – 14 September 1910) was a Scottish engineer, mariner, and businessman who helped establish British North Borneo and was Chairman of the British North Borneo Company. Personal life Born on 8 April 1849, Cowie was the oldest of four children of the flax producer David Cowie (1825–1896) and Ann Cowie (1819–1906) in Scotland, where his mother ancestors had lived for generations. His three siblings were Mary, Andson and Edward. The family moves to Arbroath on the Scottish east coast. His father was a director in the Wardmill Works of M.C. Thomson & Co., and Cowie trained as an engineer. He received private lessons with the aim of following his grandfather, an engineer in one of the first mills in Scotland. Around 1873, Cowie married Flora Davidson. They had two children; Flora de Cruz (born 1874) and William Anson Edward Cowie de Cruz (born 1875). His wife died suddenly, aged 25, shortly after the birth of their second child. Cowie then marr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Cowie (rugby Union)
William Lorn Kerr Cowie, Lord Cowie (born 1 June 1926) is a retired Scottish Senator of the College of Justice and former Scotland international rugby union player. Rugby union career Amateur career Cowie played rugby at Fettes where he played Centre. He attended Clare College, Cambridge after Fettes but his studies were interrupted by WWII. In Glasgow, Cowie played and captained Kelvinside-West after the 2nd world war. Kelvinside-West was a short term club merger fix for a post-war player shortage and as numbers increased the constituent clubs of Kelvinside Academicals and West of Scotland once again went their own ways. When that happened Cowie played for West of Scotland. His legal work took him to Edinburgh and Cowie then played for Edinburgh Wanderers. Provincial career Starting off in Glasgow with Kelvinside-West, Cowie first represented Glasgow District and played for them against Edinburgh District in the Inter-City match. Cowie played for Edinburgh Distric ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
