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.
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.[1] 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 1857, he was appointed chaplain to the Forces in India, and served with Sir Colin Campbell's army at the capture of Lucknow in 1858, for which he received the Indian Mutiny Medal and clasp. In the following years, he was present at the battles of Allygunge, Rooyah, and Bareilly, and served in the Afghan campaign of 1863. Later that year he was chaplain to the camp of the Viceroy of India and in 1864 served as resident and examining chaplain to Bishop Cotton, Metropolitan of India. After a spell as chaplain at Kashmir in 1865, he returned home to an appointment as rector of Stafford in 1867.[1]
Bishop of Aucklandedit
Cowie was nominated Bishop of Auckland in 1869, and took up the position the following year, serving as such for more than 30 years. He was an important influence on the expansion and development of the Anglican Church in Aotearoa, New Zealand and Polynesia during the long period of his episcopate, and was also closely involved with the ordination of indigenous Melanesian clergy. Cowie attended the Lambeth Conference in 1888 and 1897. He was elected Primate of the Anglican Church of New Zealand in 1895. In June 1902 it was announced that he would resign as bishop and primate, due to ill-health,[2] but he died before stepping down the following week, on 21 June 1902 in Parnell, Auckland,[3] and was buried at St Stephen's Cemetery.[4][1][5]
In 1869, he married Eliza Jane Webber, daughter of Dr. William Webber of Moulton, Suffolk, and granddaughter of Sir Thomas Preston, Bart., of Beeston Hill, Norfolk. She died on 18 August 1902.[5]
Notesedit
^ abcd"Obituary - The Bishop of Auckland". The Times. No. 36805. London. 27 June 1902. p. 4.
^"Ecclessiastical intelligence". The Times. No. 36794. London. 14 June 1902. p. 9.
^"Cowie, William Garden (CWY851WG)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
^"Notes on Some of the Temples of Kashmir, Especially those not Described by General A. Cunningham, in his Essay Published in the Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal for Saptember, 1848.— by W. G. Cowie, M. A., Chaplain on Duty in Kashmir, during the Summer of 1865 - South Asia Archive".
^"Notes of a Visit to Norfolk Island, by William Garden Cowie (1872)".
william, cowie, bishop, william, garden, cowie, january, 1831, june, 1902, bishop, anglican, diocese, auckland, zealand, from, 1870, 1902, although, succeeded, george, selwyn, having, jurisdiction, this, portion, zealand, first, bishop, known, specifically, bi. 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 William CowieBishop Cowie seated flanked by Leonard Williams left and Samuel WilliamsBorn 1831 01 08 8 January 1831LondonDied26 June 1902 1902 06 26 aged 71 Wellington New ZealandNationalityNew ZealandAlma materTrinity Hall CambridgeOccupationbishop Contents 1 Early life and career 2 Bishop of Auckland 3 Family 4 Notes 5 References 6 External linksEarly life and career editCowie 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 1 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 1857 he was appointed chaplain to the Forces in India and served with Sir Colin Campbell s army at the capture of Lucknow in 1858 for which he received the Indian Mutiny Medal and clasp In the following years he was present at the battles of Allygunge Rooyah and Bareilly and served in the Afghan campaign of 1863 Later that year he was chaplain to the camp of the Viceroy of India and in 1864 served as resident and examining chaplain to Bishop Cotton Metropolitan of India After a spell as chaplain at Kashmir in 1865 he returned home to an appointment as rector of Stafford in 1867 1 Bishop of Auckland editCowie was nominated Bishop of Auckland in 1869 and took up the position the following year serving as such for more than 30 years He was an important influence on the expansion and development of the Anglican Church in Aotearoa New Zealand and Polynesia during the long period of his episcopate and was also closely involved with the ordination of indigenous Melanesian clergy Cowie attended the Lambeth Conference in 1888 and 1897 He was elected Primate of the Anglican Church of New Zealand in 1895 In June 1902 it was announced that he would resign as bishop and primate due to ill health 2 but he died before stepping down the following week on 21 June 1902 in Parnell Auckland 3 and was buried at St Stephen s Cemetery 4 1 5 He was a visitor and governor of St John s College Auckland and was appointed a Fellow of the University of New Zealand in 1880 During his visit to the United Kingdom in 1897 he received the degree Doctor of Divinity honoris causa from the University of Oxford 6 1 Cowie was the author of two articles Notes on Some of the Temples of Kashmir in Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal Volum XXXV Issue II 1867 7 Notes a visit to Norfolk Island 1872 8 Family editIn 1869 he married Eliza Jane Webber daughter of Dr William Webber of Moulton Suffolk and granddaughter of Sir Thomas Preston Bart of Beeston Hill Norfolk She died on 18 August 1902 5 Notes edit a b c d Obituary The Bishop of Auckland The Times No 36805 London 27 June 1902 p 4 Ecclessiastical intelligence The Times No 36794 London 14 June 1902 p 9 Davidson Allan K Cowie William Garden Dictionary of New Zealand Biography Ministry for Culture and Heritage Retrieved 16 May 2015 Death of the Primate sudden but not unexpected Auckland Star 26 June 1902 p 5 Retrieved 16 May 2015 a b Buckland amp 19121 Cowie William Garden CWY851WG A Cambridge Alumni Database University of Cambridge Notes on Some of the Temples of Kashmir Especially those not Described by General A Cunningham in his Essay Published in the Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal for Saptember 1848 by W G Cowie M A Chaplain on Duty in Kashmir during the Summer of 1865 South Asia Archive Notes of a Visit to Norfolk Island by William Garden Cowie 1872 References editBuckland Augustus Robert 1912 Cowie William Garden In Lee Sidney ed Dictionary of National Biography 2nd supplement London Smith Elder amp Co Mennell Philip 1892 Cowie Right Rev William Garden The Dictionary of Australasian Biography London Hutchinson amp Co via Wikisource External links editDocuments by Cowie from Project Canterbury Religious titles Preceded byGeorge Selwyn Bishop of Auckland1869 1903 Succeeded byMoore Neligan Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title William Cowie bishop amp oldid 1123247029, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
