Religion in York is a large Quaker mental hospital, situated in the east of the city outside the city walls. It was founded in 1796 by William Tuke; over the next century his son Henry Tuke, grandson Samuel Tuke and great-grandson Daniel Hack Tuke also devoted themselves to mental health reform, continuing to reform The Retreat and publishing a number of works on the subject. The York-born Quaker chocolate entrepreneurs and social reformers Joseph Rowntree and Benjamin Seebohm Rowntree left an indelible mark on the city, through both their business interests and their philanthropy. They built the village of New Earswick to provide
Reform Party of New York State Bill Merrell, who is National Chair the National Reform Party. The New York State Reform Party chair is Bill Merrell, Ph.D., Reform Party, NYS, 1461 Lakeland Ave., Bohemia, NY. 631-563-7720. Reform Party of New York State The Reform Party of New York State is the New York branch of the Reform Party of the United States of America. The branch was founded in 2000 after the Independence Party of New York, the Reform Party's original affiliate in the state, broke off as its own party. Another party bearing the Reform Party name, which adopted the name after qualifying for ballot