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William Cowherd
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 an English Christian minister and vegetarianism activist. He served a congregation in Salford known as 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] The Church was one of the philosophical forerunners of the Vegetarian Society founded in 1847.[2][3]
- ^ 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.
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