Elbert Floyd-Jones

Elbert Floyd-Jones (February 7, 1817 – February 17, 1901) was an American politician who served in the New York State Assembly in 1845 and again from 1876 to 1878.

Early 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 Nassau County). Among his siblings were Lt.-Gov. of New York David R. Floyd-Jones, merchant William Floyd-Jones, and Sarah Maria Floyd-Jones (wife of Coleman Williams).

His paternal grandparents were David Richard Floyd-Jones and Sarah ( Onderdonk) Floyd-Jones and his maternal grandfather was Maj. William Jones. Among his extended family was his uncle, New York State Senator Henry Floyd-Jones, and first cousin, Col. DeLancey Floyd-Jones. He was a descendant of William Floyd, signer of the Declaration of Independence, and Maj. Thomas Jones who owned what is known today as Jones Beach.

Floyd-Jones devoted his early years to "agricultural pursuits and the raising of fine trotting horses."

Career In 1845, Floyd-Jones served as a Democratic member of the New York State Assembly, representing all of Queens County, which extended from the East River to Suffolk County, Following the death of Benjamin D. Silliman on January 24, 1901, Floyd-Jones became the oldest living former-member of the Assembly.

Personal life During his lifetime, Floyd-Jones was married four times. His first marriage was on June 5, 1838 to Emily Glentworth (1815–1845), daughter of Dr. Plunket Fleeson Glentworth and Harriet Straker ( Budden) Glentworth. Together, they were the parents of:

Cornelia Floyd-Jones (1839–1890), who married Richard Van Wyck Thorne. Thomas Floyd-Jones (1841–1919), who married Julia Haines.

William Floyd-Jones (1851–1857), who died young. and for many years, spent his winters at the Park Avenue Hotel in New York City. He was buried in the Floyd-Jones family cemetery in Massapequa. After his death, his estate on South Country Road was sold to Senator James H. McCabe. The house was destroyed by fire in 1926 as a result of a Fourth of July fireworks celebration.