Robert R. Livingston

Robert Robert^{[lower-alpha 1]} 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. He was known as "The Chancellor" after the high New York state legal office he held for 25 years. He was a member of the Committee of Five that drafted the Declaration of Independence, along with Thomas Jefferson, Benjamin Franklin, John Adams, and Roger Sherman, but was recalled by the state of New York before he could sign the document. Livingston administered the oath of office to George Washington when he assumed the presidency April 30, 1789. Livingston was also elected as a member of the American Philosophical Society in 1801.^[1]

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Robert Livingston
7th United States Minister to France
In office December 6, 1801 – November 18, 1804
President	Thomas Jefferson
Preceded by	Charles Cotesworth Pinckney
Succeeded by	John Armstrong
1st United States Secretary of Foreign Affairs
In office October 20, 1781 – June 4, 1783
Appointed by	Congress of the Confederation
Preceded by	Position established
Succeeded by	John Jay
1st Chancellor of New York
In office July 30, 1777 – June 30, 1801
Governor	George Clinton John Jay
Preceded by	Position established
Succeeded by	John Lansing
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Born	(1746-11-27)November 27, 1746 New York City, New York, British America
Died	February 26, 1813(1813-02-26) (aged 66) Clermont, New York, U.S.
Political party	Democratic-Republican
Spouse	Mary Stevens ​ (m. 1770)​
Children	2
Relatives	Robert Livingston (father) Edward Livingston (brother) Robert Livingston (grandfather)
Education	Columbia College (BA)
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