Sir Ernest Francis Swan Flower (24 August 1865 – 30 April 1926) was a British Conservative Party politician. At the 1895 general election Flower was elected as the Member of Parliament (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

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. He stood again at both the January 1910 and December 1910 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

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. He was noted for his philanthropy in the East End of London. He was knighted in the

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, in December 1903. Flower was chairman of the

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. He died in 1926, aged 60. He left all of his property to his sister Edith Mary Flower.

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* 1865 births 1926 deaths Blue Cross workers Conservative Party (UK) MPs for English constituencies English philanthropists Knights Bachelor Members of the London School Board Members of Parliament for Bradford West UK MPs 1895–1900 UK MPs 1900–1906 {{England-Conservative-UK-MP-1860s-stub