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'''Sir Archibald Dennis Flower''' (31 October 1865 – 23 November 1950) was an English public servant who was Chairman of the [[Shakespeare Birthplace Trust|Trustees and Guardians of Shakespeare's birthplace]] and of the Council of the [[Shakespeare Memorial Theatre]].<ref name="who-1935">{{cite book |date=1935 |title=Who's Who |publisher=[[A & C Black]] }}</ref><ref name="times">{{cite news |title= Obituary: Sir Archibald Flower |work=[[The Times]] |publisher=The Times Digital Archive |date=23 November 1950 |page=6 }}</ref>
'''Sir Archibald Dennis Flower''' (31 October 1865 – 23 November 1950) was an English public servant who was Chairman of the [[Shakespeare Birthplace Trust|Trustees and Guardians of Shakespeare's birthplace]] and of the Council of the [[Shakespeare Memorial Theatre]].<ref name="who-1935">{{Cite web|url-access=subscription|url=https://www.ukwhoswho.com/display/10.1093/ww/9780199540891.001.0001/ww-9780199540884-e-225471|title=Flower, Sir Archibald Dennis, (died 22 Nov. 1950), High Steward, Borough of Stratford-on-Avon|website=WHO'S WHO & WHO WAS WHO|year=2007|doi=10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.U225471|isbn=978-0-19-954089-1}}</ref><ref name="times">{{cite news |title= Obituary: Sir Archibald Flower |work=[[The Times]] |date=23 November 1950 |page=6 }}</ref>


==Early life==
==Early life==
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==Career==
==Career==


Flower was elected to Warwickshire County Council in 1892. In 1900 he became Chairman of the [[Shakespeare Birthplace Trust|Trustees and Guardians of Shakespeare’s birthplace]] and of the Council of the [[Shakespeare Memorial Theatre]]. He was Mayor of [[Stratford-upon-Avon]] 1900–02, 1915–18 and 1931.<ref name="who-1935" /> He was made a [[Knight Bachelor]] in 1930.<ref name="who-1935" />
Flower was elected to Warwickshire County Council in 1892. In 1900 he became Chairman of the [[Shakespeare Birthplace Trust|Trustees and Guardians of Shakespeare's birthplace]] and of the Council of the [[Shakespeare Memorial Theatre]]. He was Mayor of [[Stratford-upon-Avon]] in 1900–02, 1915–18 and 1931.<ref name="who-1935" /> He was made a [[Knight Bachelor]] in 1930.<ref name="who-1935" />


==Family life==
==Family life==
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Sir
Archibald Flower
Sir Archibald Flower in 1935
Born
Archibald Dennis Flower

31 October 1865
Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire, England
Died22 November 1950 (aged 85)
Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire
NationalityBritish
Known forChairman of the Trustees and Guardians of Shakespeare's birthplace and of the Council of the Shakespeare Memorial Theatre

Sir Archibald Dennis Flower (31 October 1865 – 23 November 1950) was an English public servant who was Chairman of the Trustees and Guardians of Shakespeare's birthplace and of the Council of the Shakespeare Memorial Theatre.[1][2]

Early life

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Flower was born in 1865, the son of Edgar Flower and his wife, Isabella Sophia. He was the grandson of Edward Fordham Flower. He was educated at Bedford Modern School and Clare College, Cambridge where he took part in the 1886 Boat Race.[1]

Career

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Flower was elected to Warwickshire County Council in 1892. In 1900 he became Chairman of the Trustees and Guardians of Shakespeare's birthplace and of the Council of the Shakespeare Memorial Theatre. He was Mayor of Stratford-upon-Avon in 1900–02, 1915–18 and 1931.[1] He was made a Knight Bachelor in 1930.[1]

Family life

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Flower married Florence, daughter of Sir Richard Keane, 4th Baronet.[1] They had two sons and one daughter. Lady Flower predeceased her husband in 1947. He died three years later at his home in Stratford.[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e "Flower, Sir Archibald Dennis, (died 22 Nov. 1950), High Steward, Borough of Stratford-on-Avon". WHO'S WHO & WHO WAS WHO. 2007. doi:10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.U225471. ISBN 978-0-19-954089-1.
  2. ^ "Obituary: Sir Archibald Flower". The Times. 23 November 1950. p. 6.
  3. ^ Who Was Who, Published by A&C Black Limited, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc, 1920-2014; online edn, Oxford University Press, 2014; online edn, April 2014
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