Livingston, Walter, 1740-1797

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Walter Livingston (November 27, 1740 – May 14, 1797) was an American merchant, lawyer and politician.

Born at Clermont Manor in Columbia County in the Province of New York, Livingston was a delegate to the Provincial Convention held in New York in April and May 1775, and a member of the First New York Provincial Congress from May to November 1775. He served as Commissary of Stores and Provisions for the Department of New York from July 17, 1775, until September 7, 1776, when he resigned. He was Deputy Commissary General of the Northern Department in 1775 and 1776.

In 1777, Livingston was appointed a county judge for Albany County. He was a member of the New York State Assembly from 1777 to 1779 and from 1784 to 1785, serving as Speaker from 1777 to 1779. In 1784, Livingston was a member of the New York and Massachusetts Boundary Commission. He was a member of the Board of Regents of the University of the State of New York from 1784 to 1787. He was a member from New York of the Continental Congress in 1784 and 1785. In 1785, he was appointed Commissioner of the United States Treasury.

Livingston died in New York City and was buried at Trinity Churchyard there.

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referencedIn Parker family. Papers, 1680-1936. New Jersey Historical Society Library
referencedIn United States. Board of Treasury. Resolution : whereas in consequence of certain intelligence that a combination of numerous tribes of hostile Indians had actually commenced war on the western frontier ..., 1786 Nov. 23. Newberry Library
referencedIn Pintard, John, 1759-1844. John Pintard papers, 1779-1880. Churchill County Museum
referencedIn Letters of Samuel Johnson, LL.D., collected and edited by George Birkbeck Hill, extra-illustrated, 1413-1900 (inclusive), 1775-1839 (bulk). Houghton Library
referencedIn Washington Irving's Life of George Washington Volume XII, Miscellany, 1769-1838 Cornell University Library
creatorOf United States. Board of Treasury. Letter : New York, N.Y., to Thomas Smith, 1787 May 15. Rosenbach Museum & Library
creatorOf Livingston, Walter, 1740-1797. Letter, 1786 April 12. American Periodical Series I
referencedIn Comfort Sands & Co. Account book, 1782 Apr.-1787 Dec. (bulk 1782). New-York Historical Society
referencedIn Thomas Addis Emmet collection, 1483-1876 (bulk:1700-1800) New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division
creatorOf Livingston, Walter. Papers, 1790 Nov. 6. Ohio History Connection, Ohio Historical Society
creatorOf Livingston, Robert R., 1746-1813. Robert R. Livingston papers, 1707-1862. New-York Historical Society
referencedIn Reports of the Board of Treasury, 1785-1787 New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division
referencedIn Draft of letter to Henry G. Livingston, 1792 August 30. American Periodical Series I
referencedIn Bancker, Evert, b. 1734. A Plan of a lot of ground lying on the west side of the Fly market between Water & Front Streets in the Second Ward of the City of New York / surveyed and deliniated by Evert Bancker. Elmer Holmes Bobst Library
referencedIn Frederick M. Dearborn collection of military and political Americana, Part I: The Revolution and the Administration, 1669-1958. Houghton Library
referencedIn Gilman, Nathaniel, 1759-1847. Papers of Nathaniel Gilman, 1776-1824. Library of Congress
referencedIn Stewart, Charles, 1729-1800. Family papers, 1768-1877 Houghton Library
referencedIn John Pintard Papers, 1750-1925 (bulk 1770-1890) New-York Historical Society
referencedIn Maps and papers, 1763-1903. New York State Historical Documents Inventory
creatorOf Parker family (Perth Amboy, N.J.). Parker family papers, 1676-1946 1760-1820. New Jersey Historical Society Library
referencedIn Morgan, John Jordon. Papers, 1762-1873. American Periodical Series I
referencedIn Stringer, Samuel, 1734-1817. Samuel Stringer correspondence, 1775 October 10. Library of Congress
referencedIn Ebenezer Hazard papers, 1766-1813, 1766-1813 American Philosophical Society
referencedIn Duane, James, 1733-1797. Duane and Featherstonhaugh family papers, 1666-1900 (bulk 1756-1900). Churchill County Museum
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associatedWith Bancker, Evert, b. 1734. person
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associatedWith Dearborn, Frederick M. (Frederick Myers), b. 1876 person
associatedWith Duane, James, 1733-1797. person
associatedWith Emmet, Thomas Addis person
associatedWith Gilman, Nathaniel, 1759-1847. person
associatedWith Hazard, Ebenezer, 1744-1817 person
associatedWith Johnson, Samuel, 1709-1784 person
parentOf Livingston, Henry Walter, 1768-1810 person
associatedWith Livingston Manor (N.Y. : Estate). corporateBody
grandchildOf Livingston, Philip, 1686-1749 person
nieceOrNephewOf Livingston, Philip, 1716-1778 person
descendantOf Livingston, Robert, 1654-1728 person
childOf Livingston, Robert, 1708-1790. person
relativeOf Livingston, Robert R., 1746-1813. person
associatedWith Morgan, John Jordon. person
associatedWith Oothoudt, Henry. person
associatedWith Parker family. family
associatedWith Parker family (Perth Amboy, N.J.) family
associatedWith Pintard, John, 1759-1844. person
associatedWith Scioto Land Company. corporateBody
correspondedWith Stewart, Charles, 1729-1800 person
correspondedWith Stringer, Samuel, 1734-1817. person
associatedWith United States. Board of Treasury. corporateBody
memberOf United States. Continental Congress corporateBody
associatedWith Van Rensselaer, Jeremiah. person
Place Name Admin Code Country
Clermont NY US
Livingston NY US
New York City NY US
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Debtor and creditor
Land companies
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Delegates, U.S. Continental Congress
Jurists
Lawyers
Merchants
State Representative
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Birth 1740-11-27

Death 1797-05-14

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Britons,

Americans

English

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