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Robert Robert Livingston (November 27, 1746 (Old Style November 16) – February 26, 1813) was an American lawyer, politician, and diplomat from New York, as well as a Founding Father of the United States.
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.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Aug 11, 2023 · Learn about Robert R. Livingston, a lawyer and politician who signed the Olive Branch Petition and drafted the Declaration of Independence. He also helped secure the Louisiana Purchase from France and developed the first steamboat with Robert Fulton.
- Randal Rust
Aug 11, 2023 · Learn about Robert R. Livingston, a politician and judge from New York who participated in the Stamp Act Congress in 1765. He was also the father of Robert R. Livingston, a Founding Father and U.S. Minister to France.
- Randal Rust
Feb 15, 2020 · Robert Livingston was a Founding Father who helped draft the Declaration of Independence, served as Chancellor of New York, and negotiated the Louisiana Purchase. He also invented the first steam boat with Robert Fulton and was a member of the Erie Canal Commission.
Jun 11, 2018 · Robert R. Livingston (1746-1813), American jurist and diplomat, played a key role in negotiating the Louisiana Purchase. Robert R. Livingston was born in New York City on Nov. 27, 1746, into a family of landed aristocracy.
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Robert R. Livingston was a delegate to the Continental and Confederation congresses and was on the committee that drafted the Declaration of Independence. He was the first confederation secretary for foreign affairs until 1784 and he served as New York’s chancellor, the chief equity judge.
