John Lewis Childs

Senator
John Lewis Childs
Member of the New York Senate
from the 1st district
In office
1894–1895
Preceded byEdward Floyd-Jones
Succeeded byRichard Higbie
Personal details
Born(1856-05-13)May 13, 1856
Jay, Maine
Died6 March 1921(1921-03-06) (aged 64)
Floral Park, New York
NationalityAmerican
Political partyRepublican
SpouseCaroline Goldsmith Childs
ResidenceFloral Park
OccupationHorticulturalist

John Lewis Childs (May 13, 1856 – March 6, 1921)[1][2] was a horticultural businessman and politician who founded Floral Park, New York. In addition to a widespread reputation for being a zealous ornithologist,[3] Childs is also credited with founding the first mail order seed catalog business in the United States.[4]

  1. ^ Weidman, B.S. and Martin, L.B. (1981) Nassau County, Long Island, in Early Photographs, 1869-1940: In early photographs 1869-1940. Courier Dover Publications. p 49.
  2. ^ "John L. Childs dies on Central Train", New York Times. March 6, 1921. Retrieved 12/30/07.
  3. ^ Witmer Stone (1918), "(review of) Catalogue of the Childs Library", The Auk, 35, American Ornithologists' Union, Nuttall Ornithological Club: 93
  4. ^ "Village History". Floral Park Village. Retrieved February 19, 2021.