Joel W. Flood
| Joel W. Flood | |
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Virginia's 10th district |
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In office November 8, 1932 – March 3, 1933 |
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| Preceded by | Henry S. Tucker III |
| Succeeded by | n/a |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
August 2, 1894 Appomattox, Virginia, U.S. |
| Died | April 27, 1964 (aged 69) Richmond, Virginia, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Dorothy |
| Alma mater |
Washington & Lee University University of Virginia Oxford University |
| Occupation | Attorney, judge |
Joel West Flood (August 2, 1894 – April 27, 1964), the brother of Henry De La Warr Flood and uncle of Harry Flood Byrd, was a Virginia lawyer and judge and briefly United States Representative from Virginia.
He was born near Appomattox, Appomattox County, Virginia on August 2, 1894 to former CSA Major and Virginia General Assembly member Joel Walker Flood (1839-1916) and his second (or third) wife, Sallie Whiteman Delk, whom he had married in Philadelphia in 1892. Joel Flood had an elder half siblings Eleanor Bolling Flood Byrd (1864-1957)) and Henry De La Warr Flood (1866 -1921). He attended public schools in Appomattox and Richmond, Virginia, before receiving an undergraduate degree from Washington and Lee University. He also attended the University of Virginia School of Law (receiving a law degree) and Oxford University.
After his father's death and his own admission to the Virginia bar in 1917, Flood began a legal practice in Appomattox, Virginia. He also took over what remained of the family plantation. During World War I, Flood served from March 29, 1918, until his discharge July 18, 1919, as a private in Company A, Three Hundred and Fifth Engineers, Eightieth Division.
Appomattox County voters elected Flood Commonwealth attorney in 1919, a position once held by his elder half-brother Henry D. Flood. He was re-elected multiple times and served until November 8, 1932. Also, upon returning to Virginia, Flood became a member of the unofficialByrd Organization created by his nephew Harry F. Byrd upon the demise of Sen. Thomas Staples Martin. Joel Flood also served as an assistant to Governor E. Lee Trinkle of Virginia in 1922–1926, and as special assistant to the Attorney General of Virginia from April 1, 1928, to July 1, 1932.
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