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) 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. The Church was one of the philosophical forerunners of the Vegetarian Society founded in 1847.