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French spoliation claims. In 1835 he returned to the United States, leaving his son-in-law, T. P. Barton, as charge d'affaires. In lb3G he appeared before the U.S. supreme court at Washington, where he argued the claims of the city of New Orleans against the U.S. government. He was bequeathed by his sister Janet, widow of Gen. Richard Montgomery, the " Montgomery Place," above Barrytown on the Hudson river, N.Y.,and on his return from France he made his home there. He was married first, April 10, 1788, to Mary, oldest daughter of Cliarles McEvers, a New York merchant; slie died. MarcJi 13, 1801, and in 1805 he married JIadame Louisa (D"Avezac) Mo- reau, sister of Major D'Avezac, aide-de-camp to General Jackson. At the time of this second marriage she was only nineteen j-ears of age, and unable to speak English. They had one daugh- ter, Cora, who became the -wife of Thomas P. Barton, of Philadelphia, who accompanied his father-in-law to Paris as secretary of legation. Edward Livingston received the honorary degree of LL.D. from Columbia in 1823, from Transyl- vania university in lS'2i and from Harvard in 1834. He was a corresijonding member of the In- stitut de France; a member of the American Philosophical society, and a trustee of Columbia college, 1793-1806. His name was one of the eleven in "Class J, Judges and Lawyers,"' sub- mitted, October, 1900, for a place in the Hall of Fame for Gi'eat Americans, New York university, and received seventeen votes, the class standing in order of preferment: Marshall, Kent, Story, Ciioate and Livingston. He is the author of: Judicial Opinions, Mayor's Court, City of Aeiv York, 1S02 (1808); Report of the Plan of the Penal Code of Louisiana (1822); System of Penal Law for the State of Louisiana (1826); Systeyn of Penal Laic for the United States (1828). These were published as Complete Works on Criminal Jurisprudence (1873). See Life by Charles H. Hunt (186-1), and Recollections by Augusta D'Avezac in the Democratic Revieic {\S\0). He died at Montgomery Place, Barrytown, Duchess county, N.Y., May 23, 1836.

LIVINQSTON, Henry Beekman, soldier, was born at Livingston Manor, Clermont, N.Y., Nov. 9,1750; son of Robert R. and Margaret (Beek- man) Livingston. At the outbreak of the R«vo- lution he raised a company of infantry and in August, 1775, he accompanied his brother-in-law, Gen. Richard Montgomery, on his expediticm to Canada. He participated in the capture of Chambly, and in December, 1775. congress voted him a sword for gallantry displayed at the capture. He was made aide-de-camp to Gen. Philip Schuy- ler in February, 1776, and later in the j'earwas appointed colonel of the 4th battalion. New York Volunteers, which ofiice he resigned in 1779. He

was a personal friend of Lafayette, having served with him in New Jersey and Rhode Island. He was commissioned a brigadier-general at the close of the war and retired to the Beekman estate at Rhinebeck, N.Y., which he had inherited. He was one of the original members of the New York Society of the Cincinnati. He was married to Ann Horn Sliippen of Philadelphia, Pa. He died at Rhinebeck, N. Y.. Nov. 5, 1831.

LIVINQSTON, Henry Brockholst, jurist, was born in New York city, Nov. 26, 17.j7, son of Will- iam and Susannah (French) Livingston. He was graduated from the College of New Jersey, A.B. 1774, A.M. 1777, and at the outbreak of the Revo- lutionary war he was commissioned a captain in the Continental army and served as aide-de-camp to Gen. Philip Schuj-ler, being attached to the northern department and ranking as a major. He was aide to Gen. Arthur St. Clair; partici- pated in the siege of Fort Ticonderoga, and was present at the surrender of General Burgoyne's army at Saratoga, Oct. 17, 1777. He returned to General Schuyler's army and was promoted lieu- tenant-colonel. In 1779 he went to Spain as pri- vate secretary to his brother-in-law, Jolin Jay, and during his voyage home in 1782 was captured by the British and taken to New York, where he was imprisoned until the arrival of Sir Guy Carleton, as commander-in-chief of the British forces. He removed to Albany, studied law un- der Peter Yates; was admitted to the bar in 1783 and practised in New York city. He was judge of the supreme court of New York, 1802-07; and succeeded William Patterson as associate justice of the U.S. supreme court in 1807. He was an original trustee of the New York Society library in 1788; and the 2d vice president of the New York Historical society in 1805. The honor- ary degree of LL.D. was conferred on him by Harvard in 1818. He was three times married: first to Catharine Kettletas; secondly to Ann N., daughter of Gabriel Henry Ludlow, and thirdly to Catharine Kortright, daughter of Edmund Seamen and widow of John Kortright. He died in Washington, D.C.. March 19, 1823.

LIVINQSTON, Henry Walter, representative, was born at Livingston Manor, Columbia county, N.Y., in 1768; son of Walter and Cornelia (Schuy- ler) Livingston. He was graduated from Yale, A.B., 1788, A.M., 1789. studied law, and practised in New York city. He was private secretary to Gouverneur Morris during the latter's service as U.S. minister plenipotentiary to France, 1792-94; was elected judge of the court of common pleas of Columbia county, and was a representative in the 8th and 9th congresses, 1803-07. He was married to Mary Penn, granddaughter of Will- iam Allen, chief justice of Pennsylvania, 1750-54. He died at Livingston Manor, Dec. 22, 1810.