Thomas S. Flood
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Thomas Schmeck Flood was a U.S. Representative
from New York
.
Born in Lodi, New York
, Flood attended the common schools and Elmira Free Academy
.
He studied medicine, but did not practice.
He engaged in the drug business.
He moved to Pennsylvania and founded the town of Dubois.
First postmaster of Dubois.
He returned to Elmira, New York
.
He served as member of the Board of Aldermen of Elmira in 1882 and 1883.
He served as president of the Chemung County Agricultural Society in 1884 and 1885.
He engaged in agricultural pursuits and lumbering.
Flood was elected as a Republican
to the Fiftieth
and Fifty-first
Congresses (March 4, 1887-March 3, 1891).
He served as chairman of the Committee on Expenditures on Public Buildings (Fifty-first Congress).
He was not a candidate for renomination in 1890.
He engaged in the real estate business.
He died, while on a visit, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
, on October 28, 1908.
He was interred in Woodlawn Cemetery, Elmira, New York
.
United States House of Representatives
The United States House of Representatives is one of the two Houses of the United States Congress, the bicameral legislature which also includes the Senate.The composition and powers of the House are established in Article One of the Constitution...
from New York
New York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
.
Born in Lodi, New York
Lodi, New York
Lodi, New York may refer to:* Lodi , New York* Lodi , New York...
, Flood attended the common schools and Elmira Free Academy
Elmira Free Academy
Elmira Free Academy, or EFA, is a high school in Elmira, New York, USA. It is one of seven public high schools serving Chemung county....
.
He studied medicine, but did not practice.
He engaged in the drug business.
He moved to Pennsylvania and founded the town of Dubois.
First postmaster of Dubois.
He returned to Elmira, New York
Elmira, New York
Elmira is a city in Chemung County, New York, USA. It is the principal city of the 'Elmira, New York Metropolitan Statistical Area' which encompasses Chemung County, New York. The population was 29,200 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Chemung County.The City of Elmira is located in...
.
He served as member of the Board of Aldermen of Elmira in 1882 and 1883.
He served as president of the Chemung County Agricultural Society in 1884 and 1885.
He engaged in agricultural pursuits and lumbering.
Flood was elected as a Republican
Republican Party (United States)
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to the Fiftieth
50th United States Congress
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and Fifty-first
51st United States Congress
The Fifty-first United States Congress, referred to by some critics as the Billion Dollar Congress, was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, consisting of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, D.C...
Congresses (March 4, 1887-March 3, 1891).
He served as chairman of the Committee on Expenditures on Public Buildings (Fifty-first Congress).
He was not a candidate for renomination in 1890.
He engaged in the real estate business.
He died, while on a visit, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Pittsburgh is the second-largest city in the US Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the county seat of Allegheny County. Regionally, it anchors the largest urban area of Appalachia and the Ohio River Valley, and nationally, it is the 22nd-largest urban area in the United States...
, on October 28, 1908.
He was interred in Woodlawn Cemetery, Elmira, New York
Elmira, New York
Elmira is a city in Chemung County, New York, USA. It is the principal city of the 'Elmira, New York Metropolitan Statistical Area' which encompasses Chemung County, New York. The population was 29,200 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Chemung County.The City of Elmira is located in...
.