He was the son of William Towerson, and probably was born in London about 1635. He was educated first at St Paul's School. He then went to The Queen's College, Oxford, where he was Pauline exhibitioner from 1650 to 1659. He matriculated on 27 February 1651, graduating B.A. on 17 June 1654 and M.A. on 21 April 1657.
‘A brief Account of some Expressions in the Creed of Saint Athanasius’ (anon.), Oxford, 1663.
‘Explication of the Decalogue,’ London, 1676, reissued 1680, 1681, 1685.
‘Explication of the Apostle's Creed,’ London, 1678, 1685.
‘Explication of the Lord's Prayer,’ London, 1680, 1685.
‘Of the Sacraments in General,’ London, 1686, 1687, 1688.
‘Of the Sacrament of Baptism,’ London, 1687.
‘Of the Sacrament of the Lord's Supper,’ London, 1688.
‘A Sermon concerning Vocal and Instrumental Music in the Church,’ London, 1696.
‘The Relative Duties of Husbands and Wives,’ and ‘The Relative Duties of Masters and Servants,’ in vol. iv. of ‘Tracts of Anglican Fathers,’ London, 1841–2.
‘An Explication of the Catechism of the Church of England’ (consisting of the above explications and remarks on the sacraments) was published in 1676, and again in 1685, etc. He contributed English verses to Britannia Rediviva, Oxford, 1660, and to Epicedia Academiæ Oxoniensis in Obitum Serenissimæ Mariæ Principis Aurasionensis, Oxford, 1661.
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: "Towerson, Gabriel (1635?-1697)". Dictionary of National Biography. London: Smith, Elder & Co. 1885–1900.
