Henry Jeffrey Flower, 6th Viscount Ashbrook was an Anglo-Irish peer.
He was born on the 26th March 1829, the son of
Henry Jeffrey Flower, 5th Viscount Ashbrook and Frances Robinson. Initially his surname was Walker, as his father had changed his name to secure an legacy. On 15th July 1847 he changed his surname to Flower.
In 1848 he was an
Ensign
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in the
52nd Foot Regiment.
He was
High Sheriff of Queen's County
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in 1856.
He was elected a member of the
Royal Yacht Squadron
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in May 1870, with his Yacht ''Rainbow''.
Family
He married Emily Abingdon on 4th September 1860. They had a son, Henry Jeffrey Flower, born 27th December 1875, who predeceased him. He divorced Emily in 1877.
He died without surviving issue on 14 December 1882 at Castle Durrow, and the title Viscount Ashbrook passed to his brother William Spencer.
References
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Viscounts in the Peerage of Ireland