Flood, Henry D. (Henry Delaware), 1865-1921

Lawyer, state legislator, and U.S. representative from Virginia.

From the description of Papers of Henry Delaware Flood, 1870-1921 (bulk 1901-1921). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 71009861

Biographical Note

• 1865, Sept. 2: Born, Appomattox County, Va.
• circa 1885: Educated at Washington & Lee University, Lexington, Va., and University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Va.
• 1886: LL.B.; admitted to the bar
• 1887 - 1891 : Member, Virginia house of delegates
• 1891 - 1903 : Member, Virginia senate
• 1891: Elected prosecuting attorney for Appomattox County, Va. (also in 1895 and 1899)
• 1892: Presidential elector, 10th Congressional District, Va.
• 1901 - 1902 : Member, Virginia Constitutional Convention
• 1901 - 1921 : U.S. representative from Virginia; chairman, Foreign Affairs Committee, 62nd-65th Congresses
• 1904 - 1914 : Member, Board of Visitors, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Va.
• 1921, Dec. 8: Died, Washington, D.C.

From the guide to the Henry D. Flood Papers, 1870-1921, (bulk 1901-1921), (Manuscript Division Library of Congress)