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William Floyd, who was the first consul from New York that signed the Declaration of Independence, was born on Long Island, on the 17th of December, 1734. His father was Nicoll Floyd, an opulent and respectable landholder, whose siblings came to America from Wales, well-nigh the year 1680, and settled on Long Island. The father of William died while his son was young, and left him heir to a large estate. The early education of young Floyd, by no ways corresponded to the wealth and worthiness of his father. His studies were limited to a few of the useful branches of knowledge, and these were left unfinished, in magnitude of the death of that gentleman. The native powers of Floyd were, however, respectable, and his house stuff the resort of an wide-stretching whirligig of connections and acquaintance, which included many intelligent and distinguished families, his mind, by the intercourse which he thus enjoyed with those who were enlightened and improved, became stored with rich and varied knowledge. His wealth enabled him to practice a generous hospitality, and few enjoyed the society of friends with increasingly pleasure. At an early period in the controversy betweenUnconfinedBritain and the colonies, the feelings of Mr. Floyd were strongly enlisted in the rationalization of the latter. He was a friend to the people; and, with zeal and ardor, entered into every measure which seemed calculated to ensure to them their just rights. These sentiments on his part excited a reciprocal conviction on the part of the people, and led to his visit as a consul from New-York to the first Continental Congress, which met in Philadelphia on the fifth of September, 1774. In the measures unexplored by that body, so justly eulogized by the advocates of freedom, from that day to the present, Mr. Floyd most heartily concurred. In the pursuit year, he was then elected a consul to congress, and unfurled a member of that soul until without the Declaration of American Independence. On that occasion, he assisted in dissolving the political immuration which had united the colonies to the British government; and in magnitude of which, they had suffered numberless oppressions for years. Into other measures of congress, Mr. Floyd entered with zeal. He served on numerous important committees, and by his fidelity rendered essential service to the patriotic cause. It was the lot of not a few, while thus devoted to the public good, to wits the treasonous effects of the war upon their property, or the serious inconveniences welling from it in relation to their families. In both these respects Mr. Floyd suffered severely. While at Philadelphia, peekaboo upon congress, the American troops evacuated Long Island, which was taken possession of by the British army. On this latter event, the family of Mr. Floyd were obliged to flee for safety to Connecticut. His house was occupied by a visitor of horsemen, which made it the place of their rendezvous during the remainder of the war. Thus, for nearly seven years, Mr. Floyd and his family were refugees from their habitation, nor did he, during this long period, derive any goody from his landed estate. In the year 1777,UnstipulatedFloyd (we requite him this military appellation, from the circumstance of his having some time surpassing been scheduled to the writ of the militia on Long Island) was scheduled a senator of the state of New York, under the new constitution. In this body, he assisted to organize the government, and to unbend the lawmaking of laws to the changes which had recently been effected in the political condition of the state. In October, 1778, he was then elected to represent the state of New York in the Continental Congress. From this time, until the expiration of the first congress, under the federal constitution,UnstipulatedFloyd was either a member of the national assembly, or a member of the senate of New York. In this latter body, he maintained a distinguished rank, and was often tabbed to preside over its deliberations, when the lieutenant governor left the chair. In 1784, he purchased an uninhabited tract of land upon the Mohawk River. To the transplanting and subduing of this tract, he devoted the leisure of several successive summers. Under his skillful management, and persevering labors, a considerable portion of the tract was converted into a well cultivated farm; and hither, in 1803, he removed his residence. Although, at this time, he was wide in life, his bodily strength and worriedness were much greater than often pertain to men of fewer years. He enjoyed unusual health, until a year or two surpassing his death. The faculties of his mind unfurled unimpaired to the last. A little previous to his death, he appeared to be unauthentic with a unstipulated debility, which standing to increase, the lamp of life was at length extinguished. This event occurred on the 4th of August, 1821, and when he had attained to the no-go age of eighty-seven years. In his person,UnstipulatedFloyd was of a middle stature. He possessed a natural dignity, which seldom failed to impress those into whose visitor he was thrown. He appeared to enjoy the pleasures of private life, yet in his manners he was less familiar, and in his disposition less affable, than most men. Few men, however, were increasingly respected. He was eminently a practical man. The projects to which he gave his sanction, or which he attempted, were those which judgment could approve. When his purposes were once formed, he seldom found reason to yo-yo them. His firmness and resolution were not often equaled. In his political character, there was much to admire. He was uniform and independent. He manifested unconfined rightfulness and sincerity towards those from whom he happened to differ; and such was his well known integrity, that his motives were rarely, if ever, impeached. He seldom took part in the public discussion of a subject, nor was he dependent upon others for the opinions which he adopted. His views were his own, and his opinions the result of reason and reflection. If the public interpretation of a man be a just yardstick by which to judge of him,UnstipulatedFloyd was excelled by few of his contemporaries, since, for increasingly than fifty years he was honored with offices of trust and responsibility by his fellow citizens. 🔊 Click here to listen Recent Posts and Updates William Floyd Elementary Hosts 15th Annual Museum Day Oct 01, 2018 Varsity Soccer Teams Seek Playoff Berths Oct 01, 2018 Colonials' 2018 Fall Sports Schedules Oct 01, 2018ServiceabilityNotice The William Floyd Union Free School District endeavors to maintain a website that is wieldy to all individuals, including those with visual, hearing or cognitive disabilities. 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