American politician

David Richard Floyd-Jones (April 6, 1813 – January 8, 1871) was an American lawyer and politician.

Life

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 N*au County) as the son of Brigadier General Thomas Floyd-Jones (1788–1851) and Cornelia Haring (Jones) Floyd-Jones (d. 1839). He was educated at Christ Church Academy in Manh*et, and graduated from Union College in 1832. He studied law in Schenectady, and commenced practice in New York City in 1835.

He was a Democratic member of the New York State *embly (New York Co.) in 1841, 1842 and 1843.

He was a member of the New York State Senate (1st D.) from 1844 to 1847, sitting in the 67th, 68th, 69th and 70th New York State Legislatures. He was a delegate to the New York State Cons*utional Convention of 1846.

He was again a member of the State *embly (Queens Co.) in 1857.

He was Secretary of State of New York from 1860 to 1861, elected in November 1859; and Lieutenant Governor of New York from 1863 to 1864, elected in November 1862.

He died at the family mansion in 1871, and was buried at the Floyd-Jones Cemetery, on his Fort Neck estate. His wife Mary Louisa (Stanton) Floyd-Jones died on July 22, 1906. They had seven children.

State Senator Henry Floyd-Jones (1792–1862) was his uncle; Col. DeLancey Floyd-Jones (1826–1902) was his first cousin.

Sources

• Political Graveyard
• His obit, in NYT on January 10, 1871
• Floyd-Jones family