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History and Government—Congressional Biographies—New YorkPhilip LIVINGSTON
(1716-1778)
LIVINGSTON, Philip,
(brother of William Livingston, cousin of Edward Livingston and
Robert R. Livingston, and uncle of Walter Livingston), a Delegate
from New York; born in Albany, N.Y., January 15, 1716; was
graduated from Yale College in 1737; engaged in the mercantile
business in New York City; member of the board of aldermen
1754-1762; member of the provincial house of representatives
1763-1769 and served as speaker in 1768; member of the New York
Committee of Correspondence; delegate to the Stamp Act Congress in
October 1765; register in chancery in 1768 and 1769; Member of the
Continental Congress from 1775 until his death; a signer of the
Declaration of Independence; president of the New York Provincial
Convention in 1775; member of the State assembly in 1776; served in
the State senate in 1777; prominent in commercial and educational
societies; died while attending the sixth session of the
Continental Congress in York, Pa., June 12, 1778; interment in a
tomb in Prospect Hill Cemetery, York, York County, Pa.
Bibliography
Anthony, Robert Warren. Philip Livingston, A Tribute.
Albany, N.Y.: Fort Orange Press, 1924.
Source: Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1771-Present
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