Edward Philip Livingston | |
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New York State Senate | |
In office January 1, 1838 – October 9, 1839 |
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Preceded by | Alonzo C. Paige |
Succeeded by | Friend Humphrey |
11th Lieutenant Governor of New York | |
In office 1831–1832 |
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Governor | Enos Thompson Throop |
Preceded by | William M. Oliver |
Succeeded by | John Tracy |
New York State Senate | |
In office January 1, 1824 – December 31, 1824 |
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Preceded by | Vacant |
Succeeded by | Richard McMichael |
In office January 1, 1823 – December 31, 1823 |
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Preceded by | New district |
Succeeded by | Jacob Haight |
Personal details | |
Born | November 24, 1779 Kingston, Jamaica |
Died | November 3, 1843 Clermont, Columbia County, New York |
(aged 63)
Political party |
Democratic-Republican Democratic |
Spouse(s) | Elizabeth Stevens Livingston (m. 1799; d. 1829) |
Parents | Philip Philip Livingston Sara Johnson |
Relatives | See Livingston family |
Alma mater | Columbia College |
Edward Philip Livingston (November 24, 1779 Kingston, Jamaica – November 3, 1843 Clermont, Columbia County, New York) was an American politician.
He was the son of Philip Philip Livingston (1741–1787, son of Philip Livingston) and Sara (Johnson) Livingston (ca. 1749-1802). He was a grandnephew of William Livingston, Governor of New Jersey; grandson of Philip Livingston, a signer of the Declaration of Independence; first cousin once removed of Walter Livingston, Speaker of the New York State Assembly; first cousin once removed and nephew by marriage of Edward Livingston,Secretary of State; and second cousin of Henry Walter Livingston, a United States Representative from New York.
Livingston was a 1796 graduate of Columbia College.
After his father-in-law's death, Edward P. Livingston became the master of Clermont Manor. He resided at Clermont Manor from 1802 until the time of his death. Livingston was a member of the Board of Regents of the University of the State of New York from 1827 to 1831.
He served as a Lieutenant Colonel in the militia, was aide-de-camp to Governor Dewitt Clinton, and served as Judge of the Columbia County Court of Common Pleas.