Edward Fordham Flower
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Edward Fordham Flower was an English author, brewer, banker, agriculturist, and breeder of sheep.
He was born at Marden Hall, Hertfordshire, on 31 January 1805, the younger son of Richard Flower. Benjamin Flower
was his uncle.
At the age of twelve he went with his father to Illinois, United States, but returned in 1824. In 1827 he married Celina, eldest daughter of John Greaves of Radford House, near Leamington. They settled at Stratford-on-Avon, where he opened a brewery in 1832, which was so successful that after thirty years he was able to retire and leave the business to his sons.
He four times held the office of mayor of Stratford, the last occasion being in 1864, the year of the Shakespeare tercentenary. In this celebration he took a leading part and was well known to all visitors to Shakespeare's birthplace, more especially to Americans, many of whom he hospitably entertained at his residence, The Hill, built in 1855. As a liberal he contested Coventry
in 1865 and North Warwickshire
in 1868, but was not elected.
In 1873 he removed his residence to London, and being a great lover of horses he spent the remainder of his life in an endeavour to mitigate the sufferings caused by the use of improper harness, tight bearing-reins, and gag-bits. In these efforts he was to a certain extent successful. He died at 35 Hyde Park Gardens, London, 26 March 1883, and his widow Celina died 2 March 1884, aged 79. He left three sons, Charles Edward Flower
, William Henry Flower
, C.B., LL.D., F.R.S., director of the Natural History Department, British Museum, and Edgar Flower.
The books he published were:
He was born at Marden Hall, Hertfordshire, on 31 January 1805, the younger son of Richard Flower. Benjamin Flower
Benjamin Flower
Benjamin Flower was an English radical journalist and political writer, a vocal opponent of his country's involvement in the early stages of the Napoleonic Wars.-Life:...
was his uncle.
At the age of twelve he went with his father to Illinois, United States, but returned in 1824. In 1827 he married Celina, eldest daughter of John Greaves of Radford House, near Leamington. They settled at Stratford-on-Avon, where he opened a brewery in 1832, which was so successful that after thirty years he was able to retire and leave the business to his sons.
He four times held the office of mayor of Stratford, the last occasion being in 1864, the year of the Shakespeare tercentenary. In this celebration he took a leading part and was well known to all visitors to Shakespeare's birthplace, more especially to Americans, many of whom he hospitably entertained at his residence, The Hill, built in 1855. As a liberal he contested Coventry
Coventry (UK Parliament constituency)
Coventry was a borough constituency which was represented in the House of Commons of England and its successors, the House of Commons of Great Britain and the House of Commons of the United Kingdom....
in 1865 and North Warwickshire
North Warwickshire (UK Parliament constituency)
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in 1868, but was not elected.
In 1873 he removed his residence to London, and being a great lover of horses he spent the remainder of his life in an endeavour to mitigate the sufferings caused by the use of improper harness, tight bearing-reins, and gag-bits. In these efforts he was to a certain extent successful. He died at 35 Hyde Park Gardens, London, 26 March 1883, and his widow Celina died 2 March 1884, aged 79. He left three sons, Charles Edward Flower
Charles Edward Flower
Charles Edward Flower was an English brewer.He was the eldest son of Edward Fordham Flower and brother of William Henry Flower.It was through his efforts, that, in 1864, to celebrate Shakespeare's 300th birthday, the Shakespeare Memorial Theatre was built. Unfortunately, the theatre was destroyed...
, William Henry Flower
William Henry Flower
Sir William Henry Flower KCB FRCS FRS was an English comparative anatomist and surgeon. Flower became a leading authority on mammals, and especially on the primate brain...
, C.B., LL.D., F.R.S., director of the Natural History Department, British Museum, and Edgar Flower.
The books he published were:
- 1. ‘A Few Words about Bearing Reins,’ 1875.
- 2. ‘Bits and Bearing Reins,’ 1875; seventh edition, 1886.
- 3. ‘Horses and Harness,’ 1876.
- 4. ‘The Stones of London, or Macadam v. Vestries,’ 1880.