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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
He was a member of the committee that drafted the Declaration of Independence, and, after helping to draft New York state’s first constitution (1777), he served as the state’s first chancellor, a judicial office (1777–1801).
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
During the War of Independence, Livingston served as secretary of foreign affairs under the Articles of Confederation. In 1783, he accepted the post of chancellor of the state of New York; he...
Work: Member of Provincial Congress of New York, Continental Congress, 1776-1783; Chancellor of New York, 1783; Delegate to the New York ratifying Convention, 1788; Minister to the Court of Napoleon, 1801- (ca. 1805) Died: February 26, 1813. Portrait of Robert Livingston.
15. Feb. 2020 · That bible is still sometimes used to swear in U.S. presidents. Even after he moved on from the position, Livingston retained the nickname “the Chancellor” for many more years. In 1781 he became the US Secretary of foreign affairs. In 1789 Livingston join the Jefferson Republicans, led by Thomas Jefferson.
