Who were Guy R Brewer and Francis Lewis? [Archive]

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blakjeezis

01-24-2007, 11:39 AM

There are two fairly major arteries in Queens named after these two people, and I, for one, would like to know why. I googled and wiki'd them but the answer was not immediately obvious, mostly just various businesses with addresses on those roads, and I'm honestly too lazy to dig. I was hoping one of the many knowledgable personages hereabouts would be able to shed some light on it for me.

This message was edited by blakjeezis on 1-24-07 @ 3:41 PM

phixion

01-24-2007, 12:16 PM

and who is horace harding while we're at it

Gaia

01-24-2007, 12:26 PM

All 3 of em' just hung out on those particular roads and smoked weed and drank beer and booze from a brown bag.

Jujubees2

01-24-2007, 12:43 PM

Francis Lewis signed the Declaration of Independence who lived in Whitestone until the British burned his house:  <a href="http://www.nndb.com/people/976/000051823/">http://www.nndb.com/people/976/000051823/</a>Guy R. Brewer (from <a href="http://www.queenspress.com/archives/coverstories/2001/issue48/coverstory.htm">http://www.queenspress.com/archives/coverstories/2001/issue48/coverstory.htm</a>): However the one man with arguably the greatest influence on shaping the political thinking of Spigner was his mentor and contemporary, Guy Brewer.Brewer moved to Southeast Queens from Manhattan in 1941 in hopes of establishing a black suburban community. Spigner’s story reads much like that of Brewer.Brewer served as a five-term member of the State Assembly and the first African American Majority Whip in the State Legislature."Brewer was a leader. He was a radical – a radical conservative," Spigner said. "He was uncompromising in the concerns of Black people. He did not remove the responsibility of their contribution to their own empowerment and he would state it."and Horace Harding (from <a href="http://home.att.net/~berliner-ultrasonics/limpkwy2.html">http://home.att.net/~berliner-ultrasonics/limpkwy2.html</a>):Horace Harding (the man, not the Boulevard) was born in Philadelphia on 31 Jul 1863 and died in NYC on 04 Jan 1929.  He was a banker and was a Director of the New York, New Haven, and Hartford Railroad Company and the Bronx Gas and Electric Co. Harding supported the plan of the L. I. State Park Commission in the 1920's to build a scenic parkway from Queens to Lake Ronkonkoma (Northern State Parkway) and he urged the construction of a highway from Shelter Rock Road to Queens Boulevard in Elmhurst (to improve access to his country club!).  The road was named Horace Harding Boulevard after his death {the earlier road was called <a href="http://home.att.net/~berliner-ultrasonics/oddstrts.html#nassblvd">Nassau Boulevard</a> - SB,III}.

CruelCircus

01-24-2007, 12:46 PM

Francis Lewis, along with William Floyd (of William Floyd Parkway fame), Philip Livingston, and Lewis Morris, were the New Yorkers who signed the Declaration of Independence.  He is also signed the Articles of Confederation.<a href="http://www.usconstitution.net/declarsigndata.html" target="_blank">http://www.usconstitution.net/declarsigndata.html</a> I can't find anything on Guy R. Brewer, or Bronx Jerome.

Earlshog

01-24-2007, 12:53 PM

phixion wrote: and who is horace harding while we're at itwasn't he hollywoods nephew or something... <img src="http://www.wrestlingworld.it/Historical/Biografie/horacehogan/horacehoganlogo.jpg" border="0" width="311" height="298" />

drusilla

01-24-2007, 01:29 PM

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blakjeezis

01-24-2007, 01:58 PM

New York was nicknamed 'The Empire State" to reflect it's vast wealth and variety of resources.