▁Cow per ▁( known ▁in ▁his ▁youth ▁as ▁Mac qu arie ; ▁ 3 ▁July ▁ 1 8 1 0 ▁– ▁ 1 4 ▁June ▁ 1 9 0 2 ) ▁was ▁an ▁Australian ▁Ang lic an ▁arch de acon ▁and ▁Dean ▁of ▁Sydney . ▁ ▁Cow per ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁Sydney , ▁the ▁son ▁of ▁the ▁Rev d ▁William ▁Cow per , ▁assistant ▁colonial ▁chap lain , ▁and ▁his ▁second ▁wife , ▁Ann ▁( née ▁Bar rell ) ▁. ▁Edu c ated ▁by ▁his ▁father ▁and ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Oxford , ▁he ▁graduated ▁B A ▁from ▁Mag d alen ▁Hall ▁in ▁ 1 8 3 3 ▁and ▁MA ▁in ▁ 1 8 3 5 . ▁Following ▁ad mission ▁to ▁de acon ´ s ▁order , ▁he ▁was ▁appointed ▁cur ate ▁of ▁St ▁Pet ro x , ▁D art mouth , ▁and ▁ord ained ▁priest ▁at ▁Ex eter ▁in ▁ 1 8 3 4 . ▁He ▁returned ▁to ▁Australia ▁in ▁ 1 8 3 6 ▁and ▁was ▁made ▁chap lain ▁at ▁Port ▁Steph ens , ▁New ▁South ▁Wales ▁where ▁he ▁remained ▁for ▁ 2 0 ▁years . ▁He ▁then ▁became ▁Act ing ▁Princi pal ▁of ▁Moore ▁The ological ▁College , ▁Sydney , ▁for ▁a ▁few ▁months ▁after ▁the ▁college ▁opened ▁at ▁Liverpool ▁on ▁ 1 ▁March ▁ 1 8 5 6 , ▁following ▁which ▁he ▁became ▁inc umb ent ▁of ▁St . ▁John ´ s , ▁Bishop th or pe . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 8 5 8 ▁Cow per ▁succeeded ▁his