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Robert Robert [a] Livingston (November 27, 1746 ( Old Style November 16) – February 26, 1813) was an American lawyer, politician, and diplomat from New York, as well as a Founding Father of the United States. He was known as " The Chancellor " after the high New York state legal office he held for 25 years.
Robert R. Livingston was an early American leader who served as a delegate to the Continental Congress, first secretary of the Department of Foreign Affairs (1781–83), and minister to France (1801–04). Born into a wealthy and influential New York family, Livingston was admitted to the bar in 1770.
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Aug 11, 2023 · Robert R. Livingston was a lawyer and politician who rose to prominence during the American Revolution and became one of the Founding Fathers. His parents were from two of the wealthiest and most prominent families in New York.
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Robert Robert Livingston, [1] also called The Judge (August 1718 – December 9, 1775), [2] was a prominent colonial American politician, and a leading Whig in New York in the years leading up to the American Revolution. [3] Early life.
Aug 11, 2023 · Judge Robert R. Livingston was a prominent merchant and politician from New York. He was a member of the Stamp Act Congress, and his son, also named Robert R. Livingston, is a Founding Father. Image Source: Wikipedia.
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Jun 11, 2018 · Robert R. Livingston (1746-1813), American jurist and diplomat, played a key role in negotiating the Louisiana Purchase. Robert R. Livingston was born in New York City on Nov. 27, 1746, into a family of landed aristocracy.
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In 1801, President Jefferson appointed Robert Livingston resident minister at the court of Napoleon. It was he who negotiated the Louisiana Purchase from the French. He was also a patron of Robert Fulton, who refined the steam engine. Chancellor Livingston died on the 26th of February, 1813, at the age of sixty six.
