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{{Infobox peer
| honorific_prefix = The Right Honourable
| name             = The Viscount Ashbrook
| birth_name       = Henry Jeffrey Flower
| birth_date       = 6 November 1776
| death_date       = {{death date and age|4 May 1847|6 November 1776|df=y}}
| nationality      = Anglo-Irish
| title            = 4th Viscount Ashbrook
| predecessor      = William Flower, 3rd Viscount Ashbrook
| successor        = Henry Flower, 5th Viscount Ashbrook
| spouse           = Deborah Susananna Freind, Emily Metcalfe
| parents          = William Flower, 2nd Viscount Ashbrook,
Elizabeth Ridge
}}
'''Henry Jeffrey Flower, 4th Viscount Ashbrook''' was an Anglo-irish peer.<ref>{{cite book |title=Burke's Peerage, Baronetage and Knightage |date=1967 |page=109}}</ref>
Born on 6 November 1775 at the Manor, [[Shellingford]], the second son of [[William Flower, 2nd Viscount Ashbrook]] and Elizabeth Ridge, he succeeded to the title on the death of his brother [[William Flower, 3rd Viscount Ashbrook|William]] on 6 January 1802.{{sfn|Godson|2022|p=113}}
He was one of the 42 original members of '''The Yacht Club''' in 1815, which became the [[Royal Yacht Squadron]].<ref>{{cite book|last1=Guest|first1=Montague|authorlink1=Montague Guest|last2=Boulton|first2=William B.|url=https://archive.org/stream/royalyachtsquadr00guesuoft/page/44/mode/1up|title=The Royal Yacht Squadron <nowiki>[...]</nowiki> Complete list of members with theirs yachts from the foundation of the club|publisher=[[John Murray (publishing house)|John Murray]]|date=1902}}</ref>
On 23rd May 1832 he was appointed [[Lords and Gentlemen of the Bedchamber|Lord of the Bedchamber]] to His Majesty [[William IV]].<ref>[https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/18939/page/1187 The London Gazette, 25 May 1832.]</ref> The appointment ended in 1837, on the death of His Majesty.
== Family ==
=== with Deborah Freind ===
He married Deborah Susannah Freind on 26 May 1802 at  [[St George's, Hanover Square|St. George's Church, Hanover Square]]. She was the  daughter of Reverend William Maxmillian Freind, rector of [[Chinnor]],and Deborah Walker, daughter of Thomas Walker of Woodstock.{{sfn|Godson|2022|p=114}}
They lived in Fletcher's House, Park Street, Woodstock<ref>{{cite book |title=A History of the County of Oxford: Volume 12, Wootton Hundred (South) Including Woodstock, ed. Alan Crossley, C R Elrington |date=1990 |pages=342-360 |url=https://www.british-history.ac.uk/vch/oxon/vol12/pp342-360#h3-s37 |access-date=24 October 2024}}</ref> until moving to [[Beaumont College|Beaumont Lodge]] in 1804.  The house was probably given to Deborah's grandfather, Thomas Walker, by the Duke of Marlborough,<ref>{{cite web |title=Fletcher's House (Oxfordshire County Museum) |url=https://britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/101252554-fletchers-house-oxfordshire-county-museum-woodstock |website=British Listed Buildings |access-date=24 October 2024}}</ref> and is now the Oxford County Museum.
They had five children:
# Susanna Sophia (1803–1864)
# Henry Jeffrey (1806–1871) – 5th Viscount Ashbrook
# Caroline (1807–1840)
# William (1808–1813)
# Harriet Elizabeth (1809–1827)
Deborah died on 24 March 1810.
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Susanna Sophia married the Reverend William Robinson (1793–1834) on 21 May 1824.He was the second son of the Venerable Sir [[John Freind Robinson|John Robinson]], 1st [[Robinson baronets of Rokeby Hall (1819)|Baronet of Rokeby Hall]]. They had one daughter, Caroline. Susanna's brother, Henry later married William's sister Frances.
=== with Emily Metcalfe ===
Henry married Emily Theophila Metcalfe, eldest daughter of Sir Thomas Metcalfe on 22 June 1812.
They had three daughters:
# Augusta Emily (1816–1827)
# Charlotte Augusta (1818–1860)
# Sophia Georgiana (1820–1826)
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His wife, Emily Theophila was a friend and correspondent of [[Princess Charlotte of Wales (1796–1817)|Princess Charlotte Augusta]].<ref>{{cite web |title=letters (copies) from Princess Charlotte Augusta |url=https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/N13814451 |website=[[The National Archives (United Kingdom)]] |access-date=24 October 2024}}</ref>
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His daughter, Charlotte Augusta married [[George Spencer-Churchill, 6th Duke of Marlborough]] on 10 June 1846. They had two children, Almeric Athelstan, who died young, and Clementina Augusta who married [[John Pratt, 3rd Marquess Camden]]. Charlotte Augusta died on the 20 April 1850, and is buried at [[Blenheim Palace]] chapel.
== Death and succession ==
Henry Jeffrey died on 4 May 1847. His son Henry succeeded to the title Viscount Ashbrook.
His widow Emily Flower lived to 94 years old and died on 9 April 1885.
Of his children, only Susanna Sophia, Henry and Charlotte Augusta survived him.
== References ==
{{Reflist}}
* {{cite book |last1=Godson |first1=Julie Ann |title=The Water Gypsy |date=2022 |publisher=Alley Cat Books |isbn=9781511973427}}
== External links ==
* http://www.julieanngodson.com/the-water-gypsy
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