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Walthain, Mass. He was judge advocate of the admiralty Ixjfore the revolution; and subsequently judge of the superior court of New Hanipsliire. He was a senator in con gress from 1793 to 1801, when he resigned; and was president pro tempore of that body during two sessions. He died May 18, 1803, in

llolderness,

N.H.

Livermore, Samuel, lawyer, author, was alwut 1786. He is a lawyer of New Orleans; and the author of Treatise on Law of Principal and Agent and Sales by Auction; and Contrariety of Laws of DilTerent He died in 1833, in States an«l Nations. l)orn

New

Orleans, I>a. Livingston, Ambrose Hay don, lawyer, legwas born Dec. 24, 1850, in Albany, Ky. He has been circuit attorney, prosecuting attorney; has attained success as a criminal islator,

lawyer and statesman; and has a lucrative practice at West Plains, Mo. He served with distinction as a member of the Missouri state legislature; was a delegate to the democratic national convention in 1884; and the P.P. national convention of 1896. Livingston, Brockholst, soldier, lawyer, was born Nov. 26, 1757, in New York In 1802 he became jutlge of the suj)reme court of New York; and in 1806 was apiKtinted a justice of the supreme court of the United States. He died March 19, 1823, in Washington, D.C. Livingston, Charles Ondis, manufacturer, was born Dec. 10, 1841, in Contoonville, N. H, He was the lirst man to biing an ice nuichinc to Florida and produce ice by steam

jurist, city.

Livingston, Crawford, railroad builder and capitalist of St. Paul, Minn., was born May He is president of the 6. 1848, in New York.
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has been the lighting companies of

board of water commissioners, president of

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St. Paul.

Livingston, Edward, lawyer, jurist, con^jressinan, author, was born May 26, 1764, ill Clermont, N.Y. He was a representative to congress from New

York 1802;

city

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1831, in KhinelK'ck,

Livingston,

N.Y.

Henry Walter, congressman,

1768, in Livingston Manor, N. Morris, In 1792 he was secretary to Mr. V. repreaiiilmssador to France; and was a sentative in congress from New York from i" 1SH». Dec. 22. He died 1803 to 1807.

was born

in

Livingston Manor, N.Y'. Livingston, John Henry, clergyman, was born .Mav 30, 1740, in Poughkeepsie, NA. 17<0, lie came* to New York in September, and at oiiiv entere»l on the active duties of Dutch liaving the North pa.storate, his iliurch at the corner of Fulton and William He continued streets under his charge. 182o, this ollice until 1810. He died .Ian. 20,

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ill

New

Hrunswick,

N..I.

Livingston, John Henry, lawyer of TivoliHudson. N.Y., was born July 8, 1848, in Oak Hill, N.Y. He is a member of the New York bi^ asHiK'iation. Livingston, John William, naval officer,

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was iH.rn May 22, 1804, in New York city, in hi 1824 he was ap|>ointed midshipman the Uiiiterk, and served ill the Nfediterraiiean 8quar of the house of lep^^» resentatives and one y/tjk term a member of the j

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He waH state sil. when lie was npiMiinted secretary of stiite. Ill 1833 he was made minister to Ki-amce. His IVnal Cod«' is c«Misid«-r«>d a monument of his profound learning; and he wrote Criminal •Iurispruointed States attr>rney for the <listriet of New York,

horn Nov.

l*i5 services in the capture of Chambly in he was voti'd a sword of honor by congress He died Nov. 5, ill December of that year.

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house and

lie senate. the presi<lent

Geor-

gia State Agricultural wieiety for eleven years and president of the same fur four years; and was president of the (Jeorgia

was ehetrd

alliance

for

three

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years.

to the tifty-ecoml, Hfty-third,

fif-

as

a democrat. Livingston, Mrs. Margaret Vere [Farrington), author, was born in 1863, in Maine. She is the author of Tales of King Arthur and His Knights; and Fra Lippo Lippi, a lyfoiirth,

Homancf

and

of

fifty-fifth

congresses

Flon-iu-e.

Livingston, Peter Van Brugh, merchant, congressman, was born in October, 17 H in Albany. N.Y. He was a delegate to the first and second provincial congresses <»f New York in 1775-76. being jiresident of the fir>*t f«mffress. In 1776 he was made treasurer of the congress, and held that oflice for

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