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.
Hugh Fowler's son, who was the vicar of Barnwood in Gloucestershire, received his education at Rugby School and Jesus College, Oxford. In 1873, he became a master at Repton School and was ordained in 1875.