Edward Philip Livingston

Edward Philip Livingston (born November 24, 1779 in Kingston , Jamaica , † November 3, 1843 in Clermont , New York ) was an American politician and lieutenant governor of the state of New York.

Family history and relationships

Clermont Manor, home of the Livingstons

Edward Philip Livingston was the son of Philip Philip Livingstons (1741–1787), the son of Philip Livingston and Sara (Johnson) Livingston (approx. 1749–1802). In 1799 he married Elizabeth Stevens Livingston (1780-1829) the daughter of the judge at the New York Court of Chancery Robert R. Livingston . The couple had two children together. Their daughter was Elizabeth Livingston (1813-1896), the future grandmother of Anna Hall Roosevelt and great-grandmother of Eleanor Roosevelt . After the death of his father-in-law, Edward inherited Clermont Manor , a now listed property on which he lived from 1800 until his death. Clermont Manor went to his son Clemont Livingston (1817-1896).

Edward was the great-nephew of William Livingston , governor of New Jersey ; Grandson of Philip Livingston, a signatory to the United States Constitution ; Great cousin of Walter Livingston , speaker of the New York State Assembly ; Great cousin and by marriage nephew of Secretary of State Edward Livingston and second cousin of Henry W. Livingston , Congressman from New York.

Career

Livingston graduated from Columbia College and embarked on a political career. He was an associate of Governor Daniel D. Tompkins and private secretary to his father-in-law, Robert R. Livingston, while the latter served as envoy for the United States in France . From July 1808 to July 1812, Livingston represented the Middle District in the New York Senate . He was re-elected twice to the Senate for the 3rd District and was a member of the Senate from 1823 to 1824 and from 1838 until his resignation in 1839. During this time, Livingston served as the presidential elector in 1820 and 1832 . In 1830 Livingston was proposed for governor of New York, but his nomination was questioned because of his birth in Jamaica. Although he could not be excluded from higher offices because of this in principle, it was used to prevent his appointment as governor. Instead, Livingston was elected lieutenant governor and served under Governor Enos T. Throop from 1831 to 1832 .

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Craig Hart: A Genealogy of the Wives of the American Presidents and Their First Two Generations of Descent , McFarland, 2004, ISBN 0786419563 , p. 198
2. ↑ Town of Clermont: The Clermont Estate Last accessed on September 17, 2009
3. ↑ THE COLUMBIA CIVIL LIST in Captain Franklin Ellis: History of Columbia County, New York , Everts & Ensign, Philadelphia, 1878, Chapter 10, pp. 73-81

literature

• Stephen Hess: America's political dynasties , Transaction Publishers, 1997, ISBN 156000911X

Web links

• Letter from the Hon. Edward P. Livingston to David Hosack, MD in David Hosack: Memoir of De Witt Clinton (Engl.)