The Right Honourable Henry Flood | |
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 Portrait by Bartholomew Stoker. | |
| Member of Parliament for Seaford | |
| In office 1786–1790 | |
| Member of Parliament for Winchester | |
| In office 1783–1784 | |
| Member of Parliament for Kilbeggan | |
| In office 1783–1790 | |
| Member of Parliament for Enniskillen | |
| In office 1777–1783 | |
| Member of Parliament for Longford Borough | |
| In office 1768–1769 | |
| Member of Parliament for Callan | |
| In office 1762–1776 | |
| Member of Parliament for County Kilkenny | |
| In office 1759–1761 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1732 Dublin, Kingdom of Ireland |
| Died | 2 December 1791 (aged 59) Farmley, Kingdom of Ireland |
| Political party | Irish Patriot Party (Leader, 1760s – 1775) |
| Spouse | Lady Frances Beresford |
| Parent | Warden Flood |
| Alma mater | Trinity College Dublin Christ Church, Oxford |
| Profession | Politician |
Henry Flood (1732 – 2 December 1791) was an Irish statesman and Lord Chief Justice of the King's Bench for Ireland. He was educated at Trinity College Dublin, and afterwards at Christ Church, Oxford, where he became proficient in the classics. He was a leading Irish politician, and a friend of Henry Grattan, the leader of the Irish Patriot Party. He became an object of public interest in 1770, when he was put on trial for murder, after killing a political rival in a duel.
Henry was the son to Warden Flood. He was married to Lady Frances Beresford, daughter of Marcus Beresford, 1st Earl of Tyrone, and Lady Catherine Power, who brought him a large fortune.[1]
- ^ McNeill 1911, p. 525.