Sir Ernest Francis Swan Flower (24 August 1865 – 30 April 1926) was a Conservative Party politician, businessman and philanthropist.
Swan was the chairman of the Financial News and of the Argus Printing Company.
Active in Conservative politics, he was a member of the Grand Council of Primrose League. In 1895 he was elected as member of parliament for Bradford West. He was unseated at the 1906 general election and failed to regain the seat at the next two elections.
For three years he was a member of the London School Board, representing Tower Hamlets from 1897-1900. He was known for his philanthropic work in the East End, particularly with the establishment of the People’s Palace in Mile End Road and of the East London Horticultural Society.
He was a governor of St Bartholomew's Hospital and of the Metropolitan and Royal Orthopaedic Hospitals. He was knighted in 1903.
He died at his home in Phillimore Gardens, Kensington after a long illness.
The Wikipedia page is [1].
Photographs at the National Portrait Gallery here.
Wikitree page here.
References[]
- "Obituary: Sir Ernest Flower". The Times: p. 11. 4 May 1926.
- FLOWER, Sir Ernest (Francis Swan). Who Was Who.