Wayne County Conservative Party

FIFA has announced a new addition to the referee roster.

Well played, FIFA, well played

The four signers of the Declaration of Independence from New York (NYS) were:

• William Floyd (1734–1821) — A Suffolk County landowner, militia general, and Continental Congress delegate. 

• Philip Livingston (1716–1778) — A prominent New York City merchant and politician from a wealthy family. 

• Francis Lewis (1713–1802) — A New York merchant and Patriot who had previously served in the French and Indian War. 

• Lewis Morris (1726–1798) — A landowner (from what is now the Bronx) and major general in the New York militia. 

These four represented New York on the engrossed parchment copy of the Declaration, signed primarily on August 2, 1776 (after New York’s delegates received authorization to support independence). Note that Robert R. Livingston (of New York) helped draft the document as part of the Committee of Five but did not sign it. 

New York’s delegation initially abstained on the July 2 independence vote due to lack of instructions from home, but they later joined the unanimous support. 

This is confirmed across multiple historical sources, including records from the U.S. House of Representatives and standard accounts of the Continental Congress.

Registering to vote and then VOTING in EVERY election held is the very least we can do to show love of our republic.