Sir Ernest Francis Swan Flower (24 August 1865 – 30 April 1926) was a British

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politician. At the 1895 general election Flower was elected as the

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(MP) for

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, winning the seat from the

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on his second attempt, after unsuccessfully contesting the seat in

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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

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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

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and of the Executive Committee of the State Children's Aid Association. He was noted for his philanthropy in the

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. He was knighted in the

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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 {{England-Conservative-UK-MP-1860s-stub