Edward Philip Livingston | |
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| Member of theNew York State Senate | |
| In office January 1, 1838 – October 9, 1839 | |
| Preceded by | Alonzo C. Paige |
| Succeeded by | Friend Humphrey |
| Lieutenant Governor of New York | |
| In office 1831–1832 | |
| Governor | Enos Thompson Throop |
| Preceded by | William M. Oliver |
| Succeeded by | John Tracy |
| Member of theNew York State Senate | |
| In office January 1, 1824 – December 31, 1824 | |
| Preceded by | Vacant |
| Succeeded by | Richard McMichael |
| In office January 1, 1823 – December 31, 1823 | |
| Preceded by | New district |
| Succeeded by | Jacob Haight |
| Personal details | |
| Born | November 24, 1779 |
| Died | November 3, 1843(1843-11-03) (aged 63) |
| Political party | Democratic-Republican Democratic |
| Spouses | |
| Children | 5 |
| Parent(s) | Philip Philip Livingston Sara Johnson |
| Relatives | SeeLivingston family |
| Alma mater | Columbia College |
Edward Philip Livingston (November 24, 1779 – November 3, 1843) was an American politician.[1]
He was the son of Philip Philip Livingston (1741–1787, son ofPhilip Livingston) and Sara (Johnson) Livingston (ca. 1749–1802). He was a grandnephew ofWilliam Livingston, Governor of New Jersey; grandson ofPhilip Livingston, a signer of theDeclaration of Independence; first cousin once removed ofWalter Livingston,Speaker of the New York State Assembly; first cousin once removed and nephew by marriage ofEdward Livingston, Secretary of State; and second cousin ofHenry Walter Livingston, aUnited States representative from New York.[1]
Livingston was a 1796 graduate ofColumbia College.
After his father-in-law's death, Edward P. Livingston became the master ofClermont Manor. He resided atClermont Manor from 1802 until the time of his death.[1] Livingston was a member of theBoard of Regents of the University of the State of New York from 1827 to 1831.
He served as aLieutenant Colonel in the militia, wasaide-de-camp to GovernorDewitt Clinton, and served as Judge of theColumbia County Court of Common Pleas.[1]
He was aide to GovernorDaniel D. Tompkins, and private secretary to his father-in-lawRobert R. Livingston (1746–1813), thenUS Minister to France.[1]
Edward P. Livingston was a member of theNew York State Senate (Middle D.) from 1808 to 1812, and lost his seat toMartin Van Buren. He was apresidential elector in1820, voting forJames Monroe andDaniel D. Tompkins; and again a member of the State Senate (3rd D.) in1823 and1824.[1]
He was proposed in 1830 forGovernor of New York, but his candidacy was questioned by some opponents in theDemocratic-Republican Party on the grounds that he had been born on the island ofJamaica.[1] As a naturalized citizen of New York, Livingston was eligible to run, but his foreign birth was used to prevent his nomination. InsteadEnos T. Throop, who had succeeded to the governorship whenMartin Van Buren becameUnited States Secretary of State, was nominated for a full term as governor, and Livingston was nominated for lieutenant governor. Throop and Livingston won, and Livingston served from 1831 to 1832. He was again a presidential elector in1832.
He was again a member of the State Senate (3rd D.) in1838 and1839. He resigned his seat on October 9, 1839.[1]
On November 20, 1799, he married Elizabeth Stevens Livingston (1780–1829), the eldest daughter ofChancellorRobert R. Livingston. Their children included:[1]
After the death of his wife in 1829, and while he was Lt. Governor of New York, Livingston happened to look in the gallery of theSenate Chamber in Albany, where he saw Mary Crooke Broom (1804–1877) seated, and was struck by her beauty. She was "reckoned the most beautiful girl in all this region."[8] They married in 1832.[9] She was the eldest child and daughter of William Broom and Ann Crooke Barber.[10]
Livingston died in Clermont on November 3, 1843. He was buried atPoughkeepsie Rural Cemetery inPoughkeepsie, New York.[1] Upon his death, he leftClermont Manor to his son Clermont. After his death, his second wife remarried to JudgeCharles Herman Ruggles.[8][11]
Through his eldest daughter, Margaret, Livingston was the grandfather ofThomas Streatfeild Clarkson (1837–1894), namesake ofClarkson University.[2]
Through his second daughter, Elizabeth, he was the grandfather of Mary Livingston Ludlow (1843–1919), who was the mother ofAnna (née Hall) Roosevelt (1863–1892)[4] and grandmother of First LadyEleanor Roosevelt (1884–1962), Livingston's great-great-granddaughter who married her distant cousin,Franklin D. Roosevelt.[4]
Through his elder son, Clermont, he was the grandfather ofJohn Henry Livingston (1848–1927),[12] who married Catherine Livingston Hamersley (d. 1873) the sister ofJ. Hooker Hamersley and the daughter of John W. and Catherine Livingston (née Hooker) Hamersley and granddaughter of Hon.James Hooker, in 1871, with whom he had one child.[4] After her death, he married Emily Evans, the daughter of William E. Evans and niece of Mrs. Gouverneur Ogden, in 1880. Also through his son Clermont, he was the grandfather of Mary Livingston (d. 1876), who married Col. Frederic de Peyster (1843–1874), a son of Maj. Gen.John Watts de Peyster (1821–1907), in 1874, with whom he had two children.[4]
Through his younger son, Robert, he was the grandfather of Catharine Goodhue Livingston (1856–1931),[13] Robert Robert Livingston (1858–1899), who married Mary Tailer (1863–1944)[14][15]Edward De Peyster Livingston (1861–1932),[16][17] andGoodhue Livingston (1867–1951),[5] who married Louisa Robb (1877–1960).[4]
Elizabeth Livingston Ludlow.
| New York State Senate | ||
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| Preceded by new district | New York State Senate Third District (Class 1) 1823 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by vacant | New York State Senate Third District (Class 2) 1824 | Succeeded by |
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| Preceded by William M. Oliver Acting | Lieutenant Governor of New York 1831–1832 | Succeeded by |
| New York State Senate | ||
| Preceded by | New York State Senate Third District (Class 3) 1838–1839 | Succeeded by |
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