Henry Walter Livingston | |
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| Member of theNew York State Assembly forColumbia Co. | |
| In office July 1, 1809 – June 30, 1810 | |
| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromNew York's8th district | |
| In office March 4, 1803 – March 3, 1807 | |
| Preceded by | Killian K. Van Rensselaer |
| Succeeded by | James I. Van Alen |
| Member of theNew York State Assembly forColumbia Co. | |
| In office April 1802 – June 30, 1802 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1768-06-12)June 12, 1768 Livingston, Province of New York, British America |
| Died | December 22, 1810(1810-12-22) (aged 42) Livingston,New York, U.S. |
| Party | Federalist |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 7 |
| Parent(s) | Walter Livingston Cornelia Schuyler |
| Relatives | SeeLivingston family |
| Residence | The Hill |
| Profession | Politician |
Henry Walter Livingston (June 12, 1768 – December 22, 1810) was aUnited States representative from thestate of New York.[1]
Livingston was born inLivingston, New York, toContinental CongressmanWalter Livingston andCornelia Schuyler.[2][3] He was baptized on June 12, 1768 and had probably been born on the same day.[4] His sister, Gertrude Livingston, who married William Cutting, was the mother ofFrancis Brockholst Cutting, also a U.S. Representative fromNew York's 8th congressional district. His youngest sister,Harriet Livingston, was married toRobert Fulton.[5] His paternal grandfather wasRobert Livingston, the 3rd Lord ofLivingston Manor.[3] His mother was the granddaughter ofPieter Schuyler, the 1stMayor of Albany.
He graduated fromYale College in 1786,[6] studied law, wasadmitted to the bar and commenced practice inNew York City.[1]
From October 2, 1787 to September 11, 1789, Livingston was a clerk in the office ofAlexander Hamilton, who issued a "certificate of clerkship" for him on April 29, 1790, stating that "he is of good moral Character."[7]
From 1792 to 1794 he was private secretary toGouverneur Morris, who was thenMinister to France.[8]
Livingston was thenJudge of theCourt of Common Pleas ofColumbia County. He was a member of theNew York State Assembly in 1802 and again in 1810. He was elected as aFederalist to the8th and9th Congresses, holding office from March 4, 1803 to March 3, 1807.[1]
In 1796,[9] he married Mary Masters Allen (1776–1855), the daughter of James Allen (1742–1778), and granddaughter ofWilliam Allen (1704–1780), the Chief Justice ofPennsylvania, and great-granddaughter ofAndrew Hamilton (c.1676–1741), aSpeaker of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives, members of a prominentPennsylvaniafamily.[10] They were the parents of:[11]
He died at his home in Livingston, New York on December 22, 1810.[13] This home in Livingston, known as "The Hill," was added to theNational Register of Historic Places in 1971.[14]
Henry W. Livingston and his wife were entombed in a vault at theHenry W. Livingston House. In 1904 the vault was broken into, apparently by grave robbers. The remains were scattered, and efforts to recover them and identify the thieves were unsuccessful.[15][16][17]
[Original source: The Papers of George Washington, Presidential Series, vol. 18, 1 April–30 September 1795, ed. William M. Ferraro, David R. Hoth and Jennifer E. Stertzer. Charlottesville: University of Virginia Press, 2015, pp. 349–350.]
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