He  was  admitted  to  the  bar  in  1878,  but  continued  his  reportorial
work  until  1880,  when  he  was  elected  as  circuit  court  commissioner,
serving  a  term  of  four  years.  He  then  began  the  practice  of  his  pro-
fession, and  has  since  been  eminently  successful.  He  has  a  clear,
analytical,  legal  mind,  readily  brushes  aside  technical  cob-webs  and  in-
variably reaches  a  correct  conclusion.  He  is  a  master  in  applying  the
law  to  the  question  at  issue.  As  an  orator  it  is  conceded  that  he  takes
front  rank  in  the  State,  and  his  forensic  and  other  efforts  are  of  the
purest,  most  forceful  and  eloquent  English.  He  not  only  charms,  but
convinces  his  hearers  by  his  masterful  eloquence  and  logic.  Many  of
his  efforts  have  been  esteemed  by  his  admirers  as  classics  within  them-
selves.
Mr,  Flowers  is  a  member  of  the  Detroit  Fire  Commission,  having  been
appointed  in  1895.  In  1896  he  was  appointed  to  his  present  position  as
corporation  counsel  by  Mayor  (now  Governor)  Pingree.  Mr.  Flowers
has  always  been  a  Republican,  and  is  recognized  as  influential  in  the
ranks  of  his  party  in  his  State.
He  was  married  in  1868  to  Mary  E,  De  Normandie,  of  Pennsylvania,
and  they  have  three  children,  of  whom  Norman,  a  graduate  of  the  law
department  of  the  University  of  Michigan,  is  associated  in  practice
with  his  father.
RT,  REV.  JOHN    S.   FOLEY.
