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Chancellor of New York. On July 30, 1777, Livingston became the first chancellor of New York, which was then the highest judicial officer in the state. Concurrently, he served from 1781 to 1783 as the first United States Secretary of Foreign Affairs under the Articles of Confederation.
Robert Robert Livingston war ein US-amerikanischer Politiker und einer der Gründerväter der Vereinigten Staaten. Von 1777 bis 1801 amtierte er 24 Jahre lang als erster Chancellor of New York, der Oberste Richter des Staates im New York Court of Chancery, und war deshalb als The Chancellor bekannt. Von 1781 bis 1783 war er der erste ...
11. Aug. 2023 · November 27, 1746–February 26, 1813 — Referred to as "The Chancellor" Robert R. Livingston, "The Chancellor," is a Founding Father and served on the committee that drafted the Declaration of Independence. He also helped negotiate the Lousiana Purchase.
- Randal Rust
Robert R. Livingston was an early American leader who served as a delegate to the Continental Congress, first secretary of the Department of Foreign Affairs (1781–83), and minister to France (1801–04). Born into a wealthy and influential New York family, Livingston was admitted to the bar in 1770.
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The chancellor was a Federalist delegate to the ratification convention in New York, and, as New York’s senior judge, administered President Washington’s first oath of office.
11. Juni 2018 · Robert Livingston (1654-1728), colonial politician and landowner, was secretary for Indian affairs in New York province and greatly influenced British policy respecting western lands. Youngest son of an eminent Presbyterian pastor, Robert Livingston was born on Dec. 13, 1654, in Ancrum, Scotland.
He served that post until 1783, when he was appointed Chancellor of the State of New York. He was an advocate for the Federal Constitution, and served as a delegate to the New York convention held at Poughkeepsie in 1788, to ratify it. On the 30th of April, 1789, Livingston administered the presidential oath of office to George Washington.
