William Cowherd | |
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| Born | 1763 Carnforth, England |
| Died | (aged 53) Salford, Lancashire, England |
| Church | Bible Christian Church |
Congregations served | Parts of Salford Manchester city centre |
Offices held | Christian minister |
William Cowherd (1763 – 24 March 1816)[1] was a Christian minister serving a congregation in the City of Salford, England, immediately west of Manchester, and one of the philosophical forerunners of the Vegetarian Society founded in 1847.[2][3] He was the founder of the Bible Christian Church; Cowherd advocated and encouraged members of his then small group of followers, known as Bible Christians or "Cowherdites", to abstain from the eating of meat as a form of temperance.[1]
- ^ a b Gordon, Alexander; Sellers, Ian (25 May 2006). "Cowherd, William (1763–1816), a founder of the Bible Christians (Cowherdites) and vegetarian". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/6496. ISBN 978-0-19-861412-8. Retrieved 15 August 2020. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
- ^ "History of Vegetarianism - Early Ideas". The Vegetarian Society. Retrieved 8 July 2008.; Gregory, James (2007) Of Victorians and Vegetarians. London: I. B. Tauris pp. 30–35.
- ^ "The Bible Christian Church". International Vegetarian Union.