John Flower (1535–1620) was an English MP and Sheriff of Rutland.
He was the eldest son of Richard Flower of
Whitwell, Rutland and trained for the law at
Lincoln's Inn.
He was elected a
Knight of the Shire
Knight of the shire ( la, milites comitatus) was the formal title for a member of parliament (MP) representing a county constituency in the British House of Commons, from its origins in the medieval Parliament of England until the Redistributio ...
(MP) for
Rutland in 1563. He was appointed three time as
High Sheriff of Rutland
This is a list of sheriffs and high sheriffs of the English county of Rutland.
The sheriff is the oldest secular office under the Crown: there has been a Sheriff of Rutland since 1129. Formerly the sheriff was the principal law enforcement offic ...
(in 1556–65, 1569–70 and 1577–78) and a
Justice of the Peace (J.P.) for the county c. 1573–78.
He married Margery, the daughter of
Anthony Colly of Glaston, with whom he had two sons and two daughters.
References
1535 births
1620 deaths
Members of Lincoln's Inn
People from Rutland
English MPs 1563–1567
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