ANDREW HASWELL GREEN

Green, Andrew Haswell (1820-1903) — also known as Andrew H. Green; "Father of Greater New York"; "Handy Andy" — of New York, New York County, N.Y. Born near Worcester, Worcester County, Mass., October 6, 1820. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1880; delegate to New York state constitutional convention 13th District, 1894. Protestant. Guided creation of Central Park in New York, and Niagara State Preserve (first state park in the U.S.); led crusade to consolidate the five boroughs into today's New York City; helped create the New York Public Library, the Bronx Zoo, and other cultural institutions. Green Island, near Niagara Falls, is named for him. Shot and killed, by a murderer who mistook him for someone else, in front of his home, on Park Avenue, New York, New York County, N.Y., November 13, 1903. Interment at Rural Cemetery, Worcester, Mass.
Parents: William Elijah Green, Julia Plimpton

Sources:
Family Collections LDS
The Political Graveyard
Submitted by Deborah Crowell