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About Henry De La Warr Flood, U.S. Representative
Henry De La Warr 'H.D.' Flood, U.S. Representative
Politcal Biography
U.S. Representative Henry Flood — also known as Henry D. Flood — of Appomattox, Appomattox County, Virginia. Born in Appomattox County, Virginia, September 2, 1865. Democrat, he attended Washington and Lee University, the University of Virginia, studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1886 and commenced to practice in Appomattox County, Virginia.
Member of Virginia state house of delegates from Appomattox County, 1887-91; member of Virginia state senate, 1891-1903; delegate to Virginia state constitutional convention from Campbell & Appomattox counties, 1901-02; U.S. Representative from Virginia 10th District, 1901-21; died in office 1921; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Virginia, 1912 (member, Committee on Permanent Organization; speaker), 1916, 1920. Died in Washington, D.C., December 8, 1921 (age 56 years, 97 days). Entombed in the family mausoleum at Appomattox Court House Green, Appomattox, Virginia.
Political Relatives: Son of Joel Walker Flood and Ella (Faulkner) Flood; half-brother of Joel West Flood; brother of Eleanor Bolling Flood (who married Richard Evelyn Byrd); uncle of Harry Flood Byrd; granduncle of Harry Flood Byrd Jr.; first cousin thrice removed of Benjamin William Sheridan Cabell; second cousin twice removed of William Lewis Cabell and George Craighead Cabell; second cousin four times removed of John Randolph of Roanoke; second cousin five times removed of Theodorick Bland and Beverley Randolph; third cousin once removed of Benjamin Earl Cabell; third cousin thrice removed of Thomas Mann Randolph Jr.; fourth cousin of Carter Henry Harrison II and Earle Cabell; fourth cousin once removed of Edith Wilson.
Political Families: Harrison-Randolph-Marshall-Cabell family of Virginia; Breckinridge-Preston-Cabell-Floyd family of Virginia; Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin family of Connecticut and New York (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
Additional Sources: U.S. Congressional biography — University of Virginia Law School — Political Graveyard — Silver River Ramblings
Reference: WikiTree Genealogy - SmartCopy: Dec 5 2020, 1:58:24 UTC
Henry De La Warr Flood, U.S. Representative's Timeline
1865 |
September 2, 1865
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Eldon, Appomattox County, Virginia, United States
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1917 |
August 13, 1917
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Washington, District of Columbia, DC, United States
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1920 |
October 16, 1920
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Washington, District of Columbia, DC, United States
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1921 |
December 8, 1921
Age 56
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Washington, District of Columbia, DC, United States
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Appomattox Courthouse Green, Appomattox, Appomattox County, Virginia, United States
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