Robert L. Tillotson

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Obituary in the New York Times

Robert Livingston Tillotson (* 1786 , † July 22, 1878 in Rhinebeck , New York ) was an American lawyer and politician .

Career

Robert Livingston Tillotson, son of Margaret Livingston and Thomas Tillotson , was born about three years after the end of the Revolutionary War . Nothing is known about his youth. At some point he studied law and was admitted to the bar. Tillotson was Secretary of State of New York from 1816 to 1817 . From 1819 to 1828 he held the post of United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York . During his tenure, the Norwegian sloop restoration was confiscated by port authorities after arriving in New York Harbor . Tillotson submitted the relevant documents to the United States District Court. The owner, Norwegian immigrants who got their ship after a pardon , which the President John Quincy Adams signed.

literature

  • Died , The New York Times, July 25, 1878
personal data
SURNAME Tillotson, Robert L.
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Tillotson, Robert Livingston (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American lawyer and politician
DATE OF BIRTH 1786
DATE OF DEATH July 22, 1878
Place of death Rhinebeck , New York