James Flower (bowls)
James Flower or Jim Flower may refer to: *Sir James Flower, 2nd Baronet (1794–1850), British politician *Jim Flower (American football) (1895–1956), American football player *Jim Flower (Royal Navy officer) Rear-Admiral James Flower, CB (5 July 1923 – 19 December 2002) was a senior marine engineer with the Royal Navy and was later involved in restoration of the propulsion machinery of Isambard Kingdom Brunel's steamship the . Early life and career ...

Sir James Flower, 2nd Baronet
Sir James Flower, 2nd Baronet (14 December 1794 – 17 May 1850) was a British Conservative Party politician. He sat in the House of Commons from 1842 to 1846. Flower was High Sheriff of Norfolk from 1838 to 1839. In June 1841, he was asked by some of the electors in the borough of Thetford in Norfolk to contest the seat at the imminent general election. Nominations took place on 29 June, when Flower was nominated by Andrew Young and W. Watts Wickes. A show of hands declared to be in favour of Flower and his fellow Conservative Bingham Baring, but the third candidate and sitting Liberal MP Earl of Euston Earl () is a rank of the nobility in the United Kingdom. The title originates in the Old English word ''eorl'', meaning "a man of noble birth or rank". The word is cognate with the Scandinavian form ''jarl'', and meant "chieftain", particular ... demanded a poll. Voting took place the following day, on 30 June, and the result was that Flower and Euston tied for second ...
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Jim Flower (American Football)
James Tod Flower Jr. (October 17, 1895 – May 6, 1956) was a professional football player with the Columbus Panhandles and the Akron Pros of the American Professional Football Association (renamed the National Football League in 1922). He also served as a player-coach for the Pros in 1924, guiding the team to a 2–6 record. Before he joined the NFL, Jim played college football and basketball at Ohio State. In 1919, Flower recovered a blocked Michigan punt in the end zone for a touchdown A touchdown (abbreviated as TD) is a scoring play in gridiron football. Whether running, passing, returning a kickoff or punt, or recovering a turnover, a team scores a touchdown by advancing the ball into the opponent's end zone. In Ameri ... in a 13-3 Buckeyes win. ReferencesHard Test for Buckeyes
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