Andrew Haswell Green (1820-1903) also known as Andrew H. Green; "Father of Greater New York" Born near Worcester, Mass. Democract. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1880; delegate to New York state constitutional convention 13th District, 1894. 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. 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.
Andrew Haswell Green (1820-1903) also known as Andrew H. Green; "Father of Greater New York" Born near Worcester, Mass. Democract. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1880; delegate to New York state constitutional convention 13th District, 1894. 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. 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.
