Arthur Livermore
Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromNew Hampshire'sAt-Large district
In office March 4, 1817 – March 3, 1821
Preceded by	Daniel Webster
Succeeded by	Thomas Whipple, Jr.
In office March 4, 1823 – March 3, 1825
Preceded by	Nathaniel Upham
Succeeded by	Titus Brown
Member of theNew Hampshire Senate
In office 1821–1822
Member of theNew Hampshire House of Representatives
In office 1794–1795
Personal details
Born	(1766-07-29)July 29, 1766 Londonderry,Province of New Hampshire,British America
Died	July 1, 1853(1853-07-01) (aged 86) Campton,New Hampshire, U.S.
Resting place	Trinity Churchyard, Holderness, New Hampshire
Citizenship	U.S.
Party	Democratic-Republican Adams-Clay Republican
Spouse	Louisa Bliss Livermore
Relations	Samuel Livermore Edward St. Loe Livermore
Children	Edward Livermore Samuel Livermore Horace Livermore
Profession	Lawyer Politician Judge

Arthur Livermore (July 29, 1766 – July 1, 1853) was an American politician and attorney who served as aUnited States representative fromNew Hampshire.

Born inLondonderry in theProvince of New Hampshire, Livermore received classical instruction from his parents and also studied law. Later, he wasadmitted to the bar and commenced practice inConcord in 1792 and then moved toChester the following year.

Livermore was a member of theNew Hampshire House of Representatives in 1794 and 1795 and the solicitor forRockingham County 1796–1798. After moving toHolderness in 1798, he became an associate justice of the superior court from 1798 to 1809 and chief justice from 1809 to 1813.^[1] He served as a presidential elector on theFederalist ticket in 1800 and as an associate justice of theNew Hampshire Supreme Court from 1813 to 1816.

Elected as aDemocratic-Republican as United States Representative for New Hampshire to theFifteenth andSixteenth Congresses, Livermore served from March 4, 1817 – March 3, 1821. He served as chairman of both the Committee on the Post Office and Post Roads (Fifteenth and Sixteenth Congresses) and the Committee on Expenditures in the Post Office Department (Sixteenth Congress). In 1818 he introduced a proposal to eliminate slavery by Constitutional amendment.^[2]

He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1822 to theSeventeenth Congress. He served in theNew Hampshire Senate in 1821 and 1822, judge of probate forGrafton County in 1822 and 1823.^[3]

Livermore was elected as anAdams-Clay Republican representing New Hampshire to theEighteenth Congress and served from March 4, 1823, to March 3, 1825. He was not a candidate for renomination in 1824. After leaving Congress, he was the chief justice of the court of common pleas from 1825 to 1832, moved toCampton, New Hampshire in 1827, and was a trustee of Holmes Plymouth Academy from 1808 to 1826.

Livermore was the son ofSamuel Livermore, and the brother ofEdward St. Loe Livermore, both of whom served in theUnited States Congress. He married Louisa Bliss, daughter of Major Joseph Bliss.

Shortly before his 87th birthday, Livermore died in the town of Campton, New Hampshire, on July 1, 1853. He isinterred at Trinity Churchyard, Holderness, New Hampshire.

Livermore was allegedly involved in an altercation with eccentric businessmanTimothy Dexter, whom claimed Livermore beat him after borrowing $200 and refusing to pay it back.^[4]

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• 18th-century American judges
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• People from Holderness, New Hampshire
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