Background
He was born at the family mansion on the Fort Neck estate in South Oyster Bay, New York (then Queens, now Nassau County) as the son of David Richard Floyd-Jones (1764–1826) and Sarah (Onderdonk) Floyd-Jones (1758–1844).
politician member of the New York State Senate
He was born at the family mansion on the Fort Neck estate in South Oyster Bay, New York (then Queens, now Nassau County) as the son of David Richard Floyd-Jones (1764–1826) and Sarah (Onderdonk) Floyd-Jones (1758–1844).
He was a member of the New York State Assembly (Queens Company) in 1829 and 1830. He was a member of the New York State Senate (1st Doctorate) from 1836 to 1839, sitting in the 59th, 60th, 61st and 62nd New York State Legislatures.