Legislator Details
Portrait of James K. Flood scanned from Men of Progress p.474.
Vital Records Information:
Marital Information:
married Julia C. Flood, dau. of Leonard Lewis of Westminster, ON in 1875. children: 1, Carl L.
Number of Children: 1
Background
Education:
attended common schools.
Biographical Sketch:
The son of Noah and Joanna (Lewis) Flood. His father died when he was 3 years old, but the mother kept the family together, the son attending the local schools until 12 years of age. He began work for a farmer near Woodstock and worked as a farm hand until the age of 17. In 1864, he came to Pentwater, MI, where an uncle and an older brother had preceded him. He worked in the saw mill of Hart & Maxwell, where he worked that summer, working in the woods the ensuing fall and winter. In the spring, He then became a clerk in the Corlett House and later in the Bryant House in Pentwater. This lead to a position in a drug store in the fall of 1869. He was offered a partnership, which resulted in the opening of a drug store at the village of Hart. He continued in this until 1878 when he sold out and engaged in the manufacturing and handling of lumber. In 1874, with others, he organized the Citizens' Exchange Bank of Hart. He was secretary and manager of the Hart Cedar & Lumber Company and owned a fruit farm of 60 acres adjoining the village. Member of the Michigan (Republican) club; a Mason, with Knights Templar and Consistory degrees, postmaster [Hart, MI], 1881-86. Member, Union School of Hart Board of Education for 6 years.
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