Livingston family

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The Livingston family is a prominent American political and landowning dynasty from colonial New York, influential in early United States history.


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instanceOf American political family
landowning dynasty
noble family
person
person
person
person
person
person
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of England
countryOfOrigin United States
ethnicOrigin Scottish
foundedBy Robert Livingston the Elder
hasAncestralSeat Clermont Manor
Livingston Manor
hasMember Chancellor Robert R. Livingston NERFINISHED
Edward Livingston
Henry Brockholst Livingston
Philip Livingston NERFINISHED
Robert Livingston the Elder NERFINISHED
Robert R. Livingston NERFINISHED
William Livingston NERFINISHED
influenced formation of the United States government
politics of New York State
memberOf Livingston family
Livingston family
Livingston family
Livingston family
Livingston family NERFINISHED
notableFor administering the presidential oath of office to George Washington
founder of Livingston Manor
large landholdings in New York
negotiating the Louisiana Purchase
political influence in colonial New York
role in early United States history
originatedIn Province of New York
politicalAlignment Democratic-Republican Party
Federalist Party
positionHeld Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States
Chancellor of New York
Governor of New Jersey
U.S. Minister to France
U.S. Representative
U.S. Secretary of State
U.S. Senator
delegate to the Continental Congress
secretary for Indian affairs in New York
regionOfActivity Hudson Valley
New York City NERFINISHED
signatoryTo United States Constitution
United States Declaration of Independence
timePeriod colonial era of the United States
early national period of the United States


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