29 Facts About Daniel Flood

Daniel John Flood was an American attorney and politician, a flamboyant and long-serving Democratic United States Representative from Pennsylvania.

In February 1980, Daniel Flood pleaded guilty to a single count of payoffs, and placed on probation for one year.

Daniel Flood was censured for bribery in 1980 and resigned from the House.

Daniel Flood was born into an ethnic Irish family in Hazleton in Northeastern Pennsylvania, the son of Sarah and Patrick Daniel Flood.

Daniel Flood attended Harvard Law School and was graduated from Dickinson School of Law in Carlisle in 1929.

Daniel Flood was admitted to the bar in 1930 and opened a practice in Wilkes-Barre.

Daniel Flood was an attorney for the federal Home Owners' Loan Corporation in 1934 and 1935, during the Great Depression.

Daniel Flood joined the Democratic Party, inspired by President Franklin D Roosevelt.

Daniel Flood studied acting in his early school days, a skill he fancied and often used while serving as a member of Congress.

Daniel Flood sported a signature waxed moustache from that time throughout his career, and had a penchant for wearing white suits.

Daniel Flood persuaded his friend James Karen to begin his acting career, recruiting him into a production at the Little Theatre of Wilkes-Barre.

Daniel Flood met his wife Catherine Swank when they were both cast in a production at the same theatre.

Daniel Flood was appointed as the deputy attorney general for the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and counsel for the Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board from 1935 to 1939.

Daniel Flood ran against Miller again in the general election later that year and lost by a wider margin.

Daniel Flood was defeated for reelection in 1946 due to a nationwide Republican landslide, but regained his seat in 1948.

Daniel Flood was reelected in 1950, only to be swept out in 1952, losing to Republican Edward J Bonin in former General Dwight Eisenhower's massive landslide for presidency.

Daniel Flood was reelected in 1954 in a re-match against Congressman Bonin.

Daniel Flood used his considerable influence in Congress to develop ways to transition the economy of his district, which was devastated when the anthracite coal mining industry took a severe downturn.

Daniel Flood worked hard to rebuild his district in the aftermath of the devastating flooding from Hurricane Agnes.

Daniel Flood refused to accompany McGovern during his visit to Wilkes-Barre after the 1972 flood.

Daniel Flood was investigated by at least eight separate US Attorney's offices and had 175 possible cases pending against him.

The Washington Post reported in February 1978 that Daniel Flood was accused of helping steer federal grant money to the B'nai Torah Institute, a community service organization in New York from which Daniel Flood reported receipt of campaign funds totaling nearly $1,000 plus an undisclosed honorarium.

Daniel Flood's former aide, Stephen Elko, testified that Daniel Flood was a 'muscler' who used his influence to direct federal contracts to people and corporations in exchange for cash kickbacks.

Medico Industries of Plains Township received, with Daniel Flood's help, a $3,900,000 Department of Defense contract to produce 600,000 warheads for use in the Vietnam War.

Daniel Flood was interred in the family plot at St Mary's Cemetery in Hanover Township, Pennsylvania.

Daniel Flood had worked to pass legislation to improve conditions for miners and protect their health.

Daniel Flood is remembered by his constituency for his weekly televised messages from Washington, which were a staple of Sunday morning television for years.

Daniel Flood was known to attend virtually any public event that took place in his district.

Daniel Flood promoted the strength of US military forces and proliferation of nuclear arms during the Cold War.