Daniel J. Flood
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania's 11th district |
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In office January 3, 1945 – January 3, 1947 January 3, 1949 – January 3, 1953 January 3, 1955 – January 31, 1980 |
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| Preceded by |
John W. Murphy (1st time) Mitchell Jenkins (2nd time) Edward J. Bonin (3rd time) |
| Succeeded by |
Mitchell Jenkins (1st time) Edward J. Bonin (2nd time) Raphael J. Musto (3rd time) |
| Personal details | |
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Daniel John Flood November 26, 1903 Hazleton, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Died | May 28, 1994 (aged 90) Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Catherine |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
Daniel John "Dan" Flood (November 26, 1903 – May 28, 1994) was an American attorney and politician, a flamboyant and long-serving Democratic United States Representative from Pennsylvania. First elected to the US House in 1944, he served continuously from 1955 to 1980. Flood was credited with leading the effort to help the Wilkes-Barre area recover after the 1972 effects of the Agnes Flood.
He was censured for bribery in 1980 and resigned from the House.
Flood was born into an ethnic Irish family in Hazleton in Northeastern Pennsylvania, the son of Sarah (McCarthy) and Patrick Flood. He attended the public schools of Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, and St. Augustine, Florida. He graduated from Syracuse University in 1924. He attended Harvard Law School and was graduated from Dickinson School of Law in Carlisle in 1929.
He was admitted to the bar in 1930 and opened a practice in Wilkes-Barre. He was an attorney for the federal Home Owners’ Loan Corporation in 1934 and 1935, during the Great Depression. He joined the Democratic Party, inspired by President Franklin D. Roosevelt.
Flood studied acting in his early school days, a skill he fancied and often used while serving as a member of Congress. Flood sported a signature waxed moustache from that time throughout his career, and had a penchant for wearing white suits. His flamboyant style, dress and speech were often compared to that of a Shakespearean actor. He persuaded his friend James Karen to begin his acting career, recruiting him into a production at the Little Theatre of Wilkes-Barre. He met his wife Catherine Swank when they were both cast in a production at the same theatre.
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