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Mr. Edward Fordham Flower.
The subject of this sketch was born in 1805, at Marden Hall,
Hertfordshire. His father, Mr. Richard Flower, an ardent agri
culturist, and a politician of the old school, shared the then not un
common alarm with regard to the future of England at the conclu
sion of the Napoleonic Wars, and in the year 1817, he sold his
property, and emigrated to Illinois. Edward Flower was then a
lad of twelve, and had already markedly developed the strong
affection for dumb animals which in later years led him to make such
strenuous exertions on their behalf. Accustomed to horses from his
earliest childhood, his experience in the Far West gave him that
complete knowledge of the animal which is not so frequently attained
in civilized states. The settler in the back woods is more at home in
the saddle than on his feet, and young Flower frequently passed whole
days in cross country rides, with his horse for his sole companion. He
returned to England at the age of nineteen, and one of the first
things that struck him was the different manner of treating horses to
that which he had been used to; but he had not then either the
means or position to bring before the public his views on this matter.
Mr, Flower, in 1827, married and settled at Stratford-on-Avon,
and in 1828 he opened a brewery, which was so successful that after
thirty years he was able to retire and leave the business to his sons.
His popularity in the town was evidenced by his having four times
held the office of Mayor, the last occasion being in 1864, the year of
the famous Shakespeare Tercentenary. In this celebration Mr. Flower
took the most earnest interest, and indeed to his personal exertions
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Mr. Edward Fordham Flower.
and very considerable pecuniary assistance no small share of the
splendid success achieved was mainly due.
It is, however, principally as the indefatigable advocate of the
horse, that Mr. Flower’s name will recur to the minds of our readers.
His letters, pamphlets, and speeches on the senseless and cruel gag
bearing-rein would fill a thick volume. He has been ridiculed, con
demned, argued with; but he holds his ground with the steadiness of
purpose that has always characterised him throughout his life. It has
even been said that he was a novice on the subject, whereas probably
no man in England understands horses better. His perseverance, and
the obvious truth of his allegations against the gag-bit and bearing
rein, have enlisted on his side not only the vast majority of veterinary
surgeons, and a large number of fashionable owners of carriages, but
also many of the leading whips of the day. At the second turn out of
the Four-in-Hand Club, last year, eleven out of thirty-two drags were
driven without the aid of this barbarous instrument of torture, and since
agitation was first commenced there has been a yearly diminution of
horses in the park afflicted with the obnoxious gag and rein. In thus
contending for his dumb friends, Mr. Flower cannot at least be
charged with self-seeking, for he is working for those who cannot
recompense again, and his own feeling in the matter is expressed by
the remark, made both in public and private, that all he wishes for is
success ; and he should be not only content but proud to be re
membered simply as the man who abolished the bit and gag-bearing-
rein.
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Victorian Blogging
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A collection of digitised nineteenth-century pamphlets from Conway Hall Library & Archives. This includes the Conway Tracts, Moncure Conway's personal pamphlet library; the Morris Tracts, donated to the library by Miss Morris in 1904; the National Secular Society's pamphlet library and others. The Conway Tracts were bound with additional ephemera, such as lecture programmes and handwritten notes.<br /><br />Please note that these digitised pamphlets have been edited to maximise the accuracy of the OCR, ensuring they are text searchable. If you would like to view un-edited, full-colour versions of any of our pamphlets, please email librarian@conwayhall.org.uk.<br /><br /><span><img src="http://www.heritagefund.org.uk/sites/default/files/media/attachments/TNLHLF_Colour_Logo_English_RGB_0_0.jpg" width="238" height="91" alt="TNLHLF_Colour_Logo_English_RGB_0_0.jpg" /></span>
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Conway Hall Ethical Society
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Mr Edward Fordham Flower
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Place of publication: [s.l.]
Collation: [67]-68 p. ; 22 cm.
Notes: From the library of Dr Moncure Conway. Tear at bottom of page. Author and name of magazine in which the item appeared are unknown. Edward Fordham Flower was an English brewer and author who campaigned for a Shakespeare memorial theatre and against cruelty to animals. The article deals with the inappropriate use of harness in tight-bearing reins and the use of gag-bits.
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1904
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Animal rights
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Animal Welfare
Conway Tracts
Edward Flower Fordham
Horses