Son of the Reverend Hugh Fowler, Vicar of Barnwood, Gloucestershire, Fowler was educated at Rugby School and at Jesus College, Oxford. He became a Master at Repton School in 1873 and was ordained in 1875.
The offspring of Reverend Hugh Fowler, who served as the vicar of Barnwood in Gloucestershire, studied at Rugby School and Jesus College, Oxford. He attained the position of master at Repton School in 1873 and was subsequently ordained in 1875.