William Fowler (Mormon)
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Born | Australia | May 9, 1830
Died | August 25, 1865 Utah, United States | (aged 35)
Resting place | Manti City Cemetery 39°16′34″N 111°37′59″W / 39.276°N 111.633°W |
Title | Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints hymn writer |
Spouse(s) | Ellen Bradshaw |
Children | Harriet Adeline Fowler Henry Ammon Fowler Florence Ellen Fowler |
Parents | John Fowler Bridget Niel |
William Fowler (May 9, 1830 – August 25, 1865)
Fowler was born in Australia to an English father, John Fowler, and an Irish mother, Bridget Niel. His father was in the British military, and when Fowler was three his father was relocated to India. When William was nine his father was honorably discharged from the army and the family moved to Sheffield, John Fowler's birthplace.
Two years after the move to England, John Fowler died, and less than four years later Bridget Fowler also died. Bridget had been raised in the
William Fowler was introduced to
Fowler and his wife Ellen Bradshaw had three children, Harriet Adeline Fowler (1856–1944), Henry Ammon Fowler (1857–1941), and Florence Ellen Fowler (1860–1946).
From 1850 to 1854 Fowler served as a
Fowler wrote "We Thank Thee, O God, for a Prophet" sometime between 1860 and 1863. He emigrated to Utah Territory in 1863 and settled in Manti, Utah, where he was a schoolteacher. He died in Manti at the age of 35, and the LDS Church later erected a monument there in his honor.[1]
Notes
- ^ a b Jenson, Andrew (1936). "FOWLER, William". Latter-day Saint Biographical Encyclopedia. Vol. 4. Salt Lake City, Utah: Andrew Jenson Memorial Association. pp. 94–95. Retrieved 16 December 2009.
References
- Cornwall, J. Spencer, Stories of Our Mormon Hymns, (Salt Lake City: Deseret Book, 1975) p. 210–211