Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1921-12-09
CONGRESSMAN
FL00DCALLED
TO LAST REST
Distinguished Virginia Rep
resentative a Victim of
Heart Disease
CONGRESS ADJOURNS
Funeral Will be Held Monday at
Church of the Covenant in Wash
ington.

Washington, Dec. 9.-Representa-
tive Henry Delaware Flood, for
twenty-one years a member Of the
house, chairman OF the national
Democratic congressional committee
and state chairman Of the Democratic
committee of Virginia, former chair
man of the house committee on for
eign affairs, and a leader in the
politics of the nation and his state,
died here suddenly today.
The death of Representative Flood
was caused by heart failure, super
induced by acute bronchitis. He had
been sick ever since his return from
the Virginia state campaign, Novem-
ber 9, but his death was unexpected.
Funeral services will be held from
the Church of the Covenant Monday
morning at II o'clock, following which
the body will be placed in a valut
temporarily, to be taken later to his
home in AppomattoX for burial.
Senator Swanson, of Virginia, gave
official notice to the senate of the
death of Representative Flood, where
upon a resolution was passed naming
a committee Of eight senators to rep
resent the senate at the funeral, as
follows: Senator's Swanson, Glass,
Harrison, Caraway, Heflin, Curtis,
Mckinley and Willis.
The senate then adjourned out OF
respect.
On the house side, notice was given
by Mr.. Floods colleague, Representa-
tive Harrison, of Virginia. The
speaker was at once empowered to
appoint committee to represent the
house at the services, whereupon an
adjournment was taken out Of respect
for the deceased. Speaker Gillett
later stated that he would be unable
to announce the list Of members until
tomorrow.
The house committee will probably
include the members Of the Virginia
delegation, all of whom are in Wash
ington at this time, except Represen-
tatives Deal and Hooker, and the
members of the foreign affairs COM
mittee, eighteen members in all.
Representative Flood was born at
Appomattox September 2, 1865. He
attended the Appomattox and Rich
mond schools, and later graduated
from Washington and Lee university
and the University of Virginia. Be-
fore he was 81 years of age, ne was
elected to the, Virginia house Of dele
gates, and Representative Harrison
today recalled the fact that Mr.. Flood
on that occasion was compelled to
wait some days before his birthday
when he could legally take his seat.
From that time on TO the day OF
his death he was almost constantly
in public life, as state senator, COM
monwealth's attorney from Appomat-
toX county, and, from 1901, as a
member of congress. Mr. Flood did
not marry until 1914, when he took
as his bride Miss Anna Portner, of
Manassas, Va. His widow and two
small children, Boiling, aged s, and
Eleanor, aged 4, survive him.
At his bedside when he expired
we're his immediate family, his nep-
hew, Lieut.. Commander r. z. Byrd,
Jr., Senator Swanson, his lifelong
friend and cassmate at college, and
the physician.
Representative Flood became chair
man of the house committee on for
eign affairs in January, 1913. and
served in that important role through
the world war and until March 4,
1919, when the Republican party gain
cd control Of the house.
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