Sir Ernest Francis Swan Flower (24 August 1865 – 30 April 1926) was a British
Conservative Party
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politician.
At the
1895 general election Flower was elected as the
Member of Parliament
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(MP) for
Bradford West
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,
winning the seat from the
Liberal Party
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on his second attempt, after unsuccessfully contesting the seat in
1892
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He held the seat for 11 years, until his defeat at the
1906 general election. He stood again at both the
January 1910 and
December 1910
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general elections, but lost on both occasions by a large majority.
Flower was a member of the Grand Council of the
Primrose League
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and of the Executive Committee of the
State Children's Aid Association.
He was noted for his philanthropy in the
East End of London
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.
He was knighted in the
New Year Honours
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, in December 1903.
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1865 births
1926 deaths
Conservative Party (UK) MPs for English constituencies
UK MPs 1895–1900
UK MPs 1900–1906
Knights Bachelor
English philanthropists
Members of the London School Board
Members of Parliament for Bradford West
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