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A descendant of an old Long Island family, he was born at the family mansion on the Fort Neck estate in South Oyster Bay, New York (then Queens, now Nassau County). [1] He was the youngest son of Brig.-Gen. Thomas Floyd-Jones (1788–1851) and Cornelia Haring (née Jones) Floyd-Jones (1796–1839). [2]
Senator Floyd-Jones may refer to: David R. Floyd-Jones (1813–1871), New York State Senate; Henry Floyd-Jones (1792–1862), New York State Senate; See also.
The following notable deaths in the United States occurred in 2023.Names are reported under the date of death, in alphabetical order as set out in WP:NAMESORT.A typical entry reports information in the following sequence: Name, age, country of citizenship at birth and subsequent nationality (if applicable), what subject was noted for, year of birth (if known), and reference.
A descendant of an old Long Island family, he was born at the family mansion on the Fort Neck estate in South Oyster Bay, New York (then Queens, now Nassau County).He was the eldest son of Brig.-Gen. Thomas Floyd-Jones (1788–1851) and Cornelia Haring (née Jones) Floyd-Jones (1796–1839).
Overlooked No More is a recurring feature in the obituary section of The New York Times, which honors "remarkable people" whose deaths had been overlooked by editors of that section since its creation in 1851.
The New York Red Book. United States, Williams Press, 1892. pp. 86–87. "Edward Floyd-Jones Dead" in The New York Times on January 24, 1901. Genealogies of the State of New York: A Record of the Achievements of Her People in the Making of a Commonwealth and the Founding of a Nation. United States, Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1915. P. 557.
He was a member of the New York State Senate (1st D.) from 1836 to 1839, sitting in the 59th, 60th, 61st and 62nd New York State Legislatures. Lt. Gov. David R. Floyd-Jones (1813–1871) was his nephew; Bishop William H. DeLancey (1797–1865) and Susan DeLancey, the wife of James Fenimore Cooper (1789–1851), were his first cousins.
The following monuments and memorials were removed during the George Floyd protests, mainly due to their connections to racism.The majority are in the United States and mostly commemorate the Confederate States of America (CSA), but some monuments were also removed in other countries, for example the statues of slave traders in the United Kingdom.