Peter Van Brugh Livingston
| Peter Van Brugh Livingston | |
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| New York State Treasurer | |
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In office 1776–1778 | |
| Preceded by | Office created |
| Succeeded by | Gerard Bancker |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
November 3, 1710 Albany, New York, British America |
| Died |
December 28, 1792 (aged 82) Elizabethtown, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Spouse(s) | Mary Alexander |
| Parents |
Philip Livingston Catharine Van Brugh |
| Alma mater | Yale College |
Peter Van Brugh Livingston (bp. November 3, 1710 Albany, New York – December 28, 1792 Elizabethtown, Union County, New Jersey) was a Patriot during the American Revolution.
Life
He was the second son of Philip Livingston (1686-1749) and Catharine Van Brugh Livingston, and was named for his grandfather Pieter Van Brugh. He graduated from Yale College in 1731, and settled in New York City, where he engaged in the shipping business with William Alexander, Lord Stirling. He was also engaged in the slave trade with his father. Peter V. B. Livingston's mercantile interests involved activities in the West Indies, North Carolina, and Fort Niagara, where he was involved in the fur trade.[1]
In 1748, he became one of the original trustees of the College of New Jersey (now Princeton University), and served until 1761. In 1755, he furnished the supplies for the expedition of Governor William Shirley to Acadia.
In 1775 he was a member of the Committee of One Hundred. He was a delegate to the New York Provincial Congresses, and was President in 1775 and 1776-77. He was also Chairman of the Committee of Safety from September 1776 to March 1777. In 1776, he was appointed Treasurer by the Provincial Congress, and remained in office until 1778, after the establishment of the State Government.
Personal life
His home in New York City was a large mansion on the east side of what is now Hanover Square, with grounds extending to the East River. Later he removed to Elizabethtown, N.J., and died there at the Liberty Hall. On November 3, 1739, Peter Van Brugh Livingston he married Mary Alexander, sister of Lord Stirling. There children were:
- Philip Livingston (1740–1810), who was known as "Gentleman Phil"
- Mary Livingston (1742), who died in infancy
- Catherine Livingston (1743–1775), who married Nicholas Bayard
- James Alexander Livingston (1744)
- Mary Livingston (b. 1746), who married Capt. John Brown
- Peter Livingston (b. 1753), who married Susan Blondel
- Sarah Livingston (1755–1825), who married Capt. James Ricketts
- William Alexander Livingston (1757–1780), who was killed in a duel
- Susan Livingston (1759–1853), who married (1) John Kean 1789; (2) Count Julian Niemcewicz 1800, aide to Kosciuzko
- Elizabeth Livingston (1761–1787), who married French consul Monsieur Otto
- James Alexander Livingston (b. 1763), who died young
- Ann Livingston (b. 1767), who died young[2]
On April 9, 1771, he married at Elizabethtown, N.J., Mrs. Ricketts, widow of William Ricketts.
Honors
Livingston's daughter Susan Niemcewicz established a scholarship at the College of New Jersey, named in honor of her father.[3]
See also
References
- ↑ Dunn, Walter Scott. The New Imperial Economy: The British Army and the American Frontier, 1764-1768, Greenwood Publishing Group, 2001, ISBN 9780275971809 p. 125
- ↑ Livingston, Edwin Brockholst. The Livingstons of Livingston Manor, Knickerbocker Press, 1910
- ↑ Minutes - United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A., General Assembly, 1826 p. 45
Sources
- Political Graveyard
- Google Book The New York Civil List compiled by Franklin Benjamin Hough (page 35; Weed, Parsons and Co., 1858)
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by Office created |
New York State Treasurer 1776–1778 |
Succeeded by Gerard Bancker |