Thomas H. Flood Explained

Thomas H. Flood
Office:Member of the Virginia House of Delegates
Term Start:December 2, 1861
Term End:December 4, 1865
Predecessor:Crawford H. Jones
Successor:F. N. Watkins
Constituency:Appomattox County
Term Start2:December 2, 1844
Term End2:December 7, 1846
Predecessor2:Thomas S. Bocock
Successor2:Samuel D. McDearmon
Constituency2:Buckingham County
Term Start3:January 7, 1839
Term End3:December 6, 1841
Alongside3:George W. Kyle
Predecessor3:Charles Yancey
Successor3:John W. Haskins
Constituency3:Buckingham County
Office4:Member of the Virginia Senate for Campbell and Appomattox
Term Start4:December 3, 1855
Term End4:December 5, 1859
Predecessor4:Crawford H. Jones
Successor4:F. N. Watkins
Birth Date:1804
Birth Place:Buckingham County, Virginia, U.S.
Death Place:Appomattox County, Virginia, U.S.
Alma Mater:Washington College

Thomas H. Flood (1804 – 1873) was a nineteenth-century American politician from Virginia.

Early life

Flood was born in Buckingham County, Virginia in 1806, before it split to form Appomattox County. He was educated at Washington College in Lexington, Virginia.[1]

Career

As an adult, Flood established a plantation in what would become Appomattox County, and served in the General Assembly until 1845 when Appomattox County split from Buckingham County.[2]

In 1850, Flood was elected to the Virginia Constitutional Convention of 1850. He was one of three delegates elected from the Southside delegate district made up of his home district of Appomattox County, as well as Charlotte and Prince Edward Counties.[3]

Flood was elected to the Senate of Virginia from the district of Campbell County, Appomattox County and the city of Lynchburg for the 1852-1853 term.[4]

During the American Civil War, Flood was again elected as a Delegate to the General Assembly from Appomattox County in 1861 to 1862 under the Confederate regime.

Death

Thomas H. Flood died in Appomattox County, Virginia in 1873.[5]

Bibliography

Notes and References

  1. [#pulliam|Pulliam 1901, p. 105]
  2. [#pulliam|Pulliam 1901, p. 105]
  3. [#pulliam|Pulliam 1901, p. 99]
  4. [#pulliam|Pulliam 1901, p. 105]
  5. [#pulliam|Pulliam 1901, p. 105]