Sir Charles Flower, 1st Baronet

Sir Charles Flower, 1st Baronet (18 February 1763 – 15 September 1834) was a merchant who served as Lord Mayor of London in 1808–09.

[1] [2] Flower traded in salt meat, butter and cheese, and was described as having acquired "an ample fortune" by the time of his ascendency to the mayoralty.

[5][6] Flower was appointed an alderman in the City of London's Cornhill ward in 1801.

[8] Flower's daughter, Anne Mary, became a noted horticulturist in Canada.

[9] His son Sir James Flower, 2nd Baronet inherited the baronetcy, which became extinct upon his death without heirs in 1850.