Background
Floyd was born in Cincinnati and moved to Miami as a child with his mother.
Floyd was born in Cincinnati and moved to Miami as a child with his mother.
He graduated from Miami High School and earned a degree from the University of Florida.
In 1939, he began to work as a special agent for the Federal Bureau of Investigation in Washington, District of Columbia, while attending law school at American University. He earned his law degree in 1941 and left the Federal Bureau of Investigation in 1943. He returned to Miami went into private practice.
At his death he also had seven grandchildren.
He served as Commissioner of the City of Miami. In 1951 and 1953, he was elected to the Florida House of Representatives.
In 1954 and 1960, he was elected as a Dade County court judge. In 1966, he served for one month as interim Dade County Sheriff before returning to private practice.
He died in Miami, age 89.