Henry Flood

The Right Honourable Henry Flood PC (Ire)
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]