FLOOD, Henry, Irish orator and poli tician: b. near Kilkenny 1732; d. Fartnley, County Kilkenny, Ireland 2 Dec. 1791. He was educated at Trinity College, Dublin, and Christ Church, Oxford, entered the Irish Par liament in 1759 and soon became the most prominent and eloquent member of theular opposition. He was privy councillor Great Britain as well as for Ireland 1775-81 and vice treasurer for Ireland 1775-81. In 1783 he had 'a personal dispute in the house with Grattan, when a remarkable display of the power of invective was made on both sides. In the same year he became a member of the British Par liament for Winchester and later for Seaford. By his will he left part of his considerable property to Trinity College, Dublin, for the establishment of a chair of Gaelic and the pur chase of Gaelic books. The will, however, was contested and the gift was declared void. Two of his speeches were published in book form (Dublin • London 1790). Others are to be found in 'The Parliamentary Register, etc., of the House of Commons of Ireland, etc.' (3 vols., Dublin 1784); and in Caldwell, J. `Debates Relative to the Affairs of Ireland, etc.' (2 vols., London 1766). Consult Bowers,
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