Robert R. Livingston

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Robert R. Livingston was an American lawyer, diplomat, and Founding Father who helped draft the Declaration of Independence and later negotiated the Louisiana Purchase as U.S. minister to France.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Founding Father of the United States
diplomat
human
lawyer
birthDate 1746-11-27
birthPlace New York City
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
date 1789-04-30
deathDate 1813-02-26
deathPlace Clermont, New York
educatedAt Columbia University
surface form: Columbia University (predecessor institution)

King's College
employer U.S. state of New York
surface form: State of New York

United States government
familyName Livingston
fieldOfWork diplomacy
law
politics
givenName Robert
hasRole administer of first U.S. presidential oath
languagesSpokenWrittenOrSigned English
French
memberOf Committee of Five
Congress of the Confederation
surface form: Continental Congress

Livingston family
New York Provincial Congress
nativeLanguage English
nobleTitle Chancellor Livingston
notableEvent administered the presidential oath of office to George Washington
notableWork New York State Constitution
surface form: New York State Constitution (contribution)

drafting of the United States Declaration of Independence
negotiation of the Louisiana Purchase
occupation diplomat
judge
lawyer
politician
participatedIn American Revolutionary War
surface form: American Revolution
positionHeld Chancellor of New York
U.S. Secretary of Foreign Affairs
United States Ambassador to France
surface form: United States Minister to France
religion Presbyterianism
represented United States of America
surface form: United States in France
residence Clermont Manor
sexOrGender male
significantProject Louisiana Purchase
surface form: Louisiana Purchase treaty
workLocation New York
Paris

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American Declaration of Independence committeeMember Robert R. Livingston
subject surface form: United States Declaration of Independence
American Declaration of Independence signer Robert R. Livingston
subject surface form: United States Declaration of Independence
Second Continental Congress member Robert R. Livingston
Committee of Five hasMember Robert R. Livingston
Louisiana Purchase significantFigure Robert R. Livingston
New York Provincial Congress participant Robert R. Livingston
Robert Fulton employer Robert R. Livingston
Chancellor of New York officeHoldersInclude Robert R. Livingston
Chancellor of New York notableOfficeHolder Robert R. Livingston
Chancellor Livingston heldBy Robert R. Livingston
Chancellor Livingston officeHeldBy Robert R. Livingston
this entity surface form: Robert R. Livingston (1746–1813)
Chancellor Livingston notableOfficeHolder Robert R. Livingston
this entity surface form: Robert R. Livingston (Founding Father)
Chancellor Livingston hasNotablePerson Robert R. Livingston
this entity surface form: Robert R. Livingston, administrator of George Washington’s first presidential oath of office
Livingston hasNotableMember Robert R. Livingston
subject surface form: Livingston family
Livingston family hasMember Robert R. Livingston
Sarah Livingston Jay relative Robert R. Livingston
Philip Livingston notableRelative Robert R. Livingston
Livingston County, New York namedAfter Robert R. Livingston
Stamp Act Congress keyDelegate Robert R. Livingston
King's College notableAlumni Robert R. Livingston
New York Convention notableParticipant Robert R. Livingston
William Livingston notableRelative Robert R. Livingston
Clermont financier Robert R. Livingston
Clermont owner Robert R. Livingston
Brockholst Livingston relative Robert R. Livingston
first inauguration of George Washington (through Robert R. Livingston) participant Robert R. Livingston
subject surface form: first inauguration of George Washington
first inauguration of George Washington (through Robert R. Livingston) presidingOfficial Robert R. Livingston
subject surface form: first inauguration of George Washington
first inauguration of George Washington (through Robert R. Livingston) oathAdministeredBy Robert R. Livingston
subject surface form: first inauguration of George Washington
Lewis M. Rutherfurd hasRelative Robert R. Livingston