Henry D. Flood

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Henry D. Flood, 1914

Henry De La Warr Flood (born September 2, 1865 in Appomattox County , Virginia , †  December 8, 1921 in Washington, DC ) was an American politician . Between 1901 and 1921 he represented the state of Virginia in the US House of Representatives .

Career

Henry Flood was the older brother of Congressman Joel West Flood (1894-1964) and the uncle of US Senator and Governor Harry F. Byrd (1887-1966) and his brother, the polar explorer Richard Evelyn Byrd (1888-1957). He attended public schools in his home country and then studied at Washington and Lee University in Lexington and the University of Virginia in Charlottesville . After studying law and being admitted to the bar in 1886, he began to work in this profession in Appomattox . At the same time he embarked on a political career as a member of the Democratic Party . He served in the Virginia House of Representatives from 1887 to 1891 ; between 1891 and 1903 he was a member of the State Senate . He served as the Appomattox County district attorney in 1891, 1895, and 1899. In 1896 he ran unsuccessfully for Congress .

In the congressional elections of 1900 Flood was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington in the tenth constituency of Virginia, where he succeeded Julian M. Quarles on March 4, 1901 . After ten re-elections, he could remain in Congress until his death on December 8, 1921. From 1911 to 1919 he was chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee. Between 1911 and 1913 he also chaired the American Territorial Administration Committee. During his tenure in Congress, the 16th , 17th , 18th, and 19th amendments were ratified. In 1917 the United States entered the First World War one. Henry Flood wrote the text of the American declaration of war on Germany and Austria-Hungary . He died on December 8, 1921 in the federal capital Washington and was buried in Appomattox. The Flood Range , a mountain range in Antarctica, is named in his honor .

Web links

  • Henry D. Flood in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)
personal data
SURNAME Flood, Henry D.
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Flood, Henry De La Warr
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American politician
DATE OF BIRTH September 2, 1865
PLACE OF BIRTH Appomattox County , Virginia
DATE OF DEATH December 8, 1921
Place of death Washington, DC