Chancellor Livingston

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judicial office title

Chancellor Livingston was the title held by Robert R. Livingston, a prominent early American statesman, jurist, and Founding Father who helped draft the Declaration of Independence and administered George Washington’s first presidential oath of office.

Aliases (1)

Chancellor Robert R. Livingston ×1

Statements (30)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	judicial office → title →
appliesToJurisdiction	New York →
associatedWithEvent	drafting of the Declaration of Independence (through Robert R. Livingston) → first inauguration of George Washington (through Robert R. Livingston) →
country	State of New York → United States of America →
fieldOfWork	equity jurisprudence → law →
governmentBranch	judicial branch of New York →
hasJurisdiction	equity cases in New York →
hasLanguage	English →
hasNotablePerson	Robert R. Livingston, administrator of George Washington’s first presidential oath of office → Robert R. Livingston, drafter of the Declaration of Independence →
heldBy	Robert R. Livingston →
historicalPeriod	American Revolutionary era → early United States republic →
inception	late 18th century →
namedAfter	chancellor (judicial title) →
notableFor	association with Robert R. Livingston, Founding Father → role in early United States constitutional era →
notableOfficeHolder	Robert R. Livingston (Founding Father) →
officeHeldBy	Robert R. Livingston (1746–1813) →
officeHolderRole	Chancellor of New York → head of New York Court of Chancery →
officeType	state-level judicial office →
partOf	New York state judiciary →
positionInGovernment	highest judicial officer in equity in New York →
saidToBeSameAs	Chancellor of New York →
usedAsHonorificFor	Robert R. Livingston after his judicial service →

Referenced by (2)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Livingston family ("Chancellor Robert R. Livingston") →	hasNotableMember
Robert R. Livingston →	nobleTitle