Henry A. Livingston

Henry A. Livingston
Member of the New York Senate
from the 2nd district
In office
1838–1841
Preceded byLeonard Maison
Succeeded byAbraham Bockee
Member of the New York State Assembly
from the Dutchess County district
In office
1827–1827
Personal details
BornHenry Alexander Livingston
(1776-08-26)August 26, 1776
DiedJune 9, 1849(1849-06-09) (aged 72)
Poughkeepsie, New York, U.S.
Resting placePoughkeepsie Rural Cemetery
PartyWhig
Spouses
Elizabeth Beekman
​
(died 1811)​
Frederika Charlotte Sayers
​
​
(m. 1811)​
RelationsSee Livingston family
Children18
Parents

Henry Alexander Livingston (August 26, 1776 – June 9, 1849) was an American politician from New York. He served in the New York State Assembly in 1827 and in the New York State Senate from 1838 to 1841. He was a member of the prominent Livingston family.

Early life and family

Livingston was born on August 26, 1776. He was the only child of John Henry Livingston (1746–1825), President of Queen's College, and Sarah (née Livingston) Livingston (1752–1814).[1]

His maternal grandparents were Philip Livingston, a Continental Congressman and signer of the Declaration of Independence, and Christina (née Ten Broeck) Livingston, sister of Albany Mayor Abraham Ten Broeck.[2] Through his mother, he was a first cousin of Lt. Gov. Edward P. Livingston, and his aunt, Helena Livingston (1767–1859), was married to Justice Jonas Platt (1769–1834).[2]

His paternal grandparents were Dr. Henry Livingston and Susannah Storm (née Conklin) Livingston. Through his father, he was the nephew of Continental Congressman Gilbert Livingston, author Henry Livingston Jr. (the grandfather of U.S. Senator Sidney Breese and Admiral Samuel Livingston Breese), and Alida (née Livingston) Woolsey.[2]

He spent his life on the patrimonial estate on the Hudson River near Poughkeepsie,[1] the estate of his grandfather Henry, himself the eldest son of his father, Gilbert, who was the youngest of three sons born to Robert Livingston the Elder, 1st Lord of Livingston Manor and progenitor of the Livingston family in America.[3]

Political career

Livingston was a member of the New York State Assembly (Dutchess County) in 1827, serving in the 50th New York State Legislature.[4]

He was a member of the New York State Senate (2nd District) from 1838 to 1841, sitting in the 61st, 62nd, 63rd, and 64th New York State Legislatures.[4]

Personal life

Livingston married Elizabeth Beekman (1779–1811), the daughter of James Beekman and Jane (née Lefferts) Beekman.[5] Together, they were the parents of nine children, including:[6]

  • Sarah Livingston (1797–1818), who married Rev. Brogan Hoff[5]
  • Eliza H. Livingston (1799–1819)
  • John Alexander Livingston (1801–1865), who married Louisa Ridgeley Bradford (1808–1863) in 1832[5]
  • Abraham Henry Livingston, who married Anna T. Greene[5]
  • Louisa Matilda Livingston (1807–1849), who married Edward K. James (1803–1860)[5]
  • Russell Livingston, who married Louisa B. Finlay[5]

After his first wife's death in 1811, Livingston married Frederika Charlotte Sayers (1797–1870), the daughter of James and Euphemia Sayers, who was born in Bath, England. Together, they were the parents of nine more children, including:[2][1]

  • Robert Sayers Livingston (1819–1821)
  • Frederica Charlotte Livingston (d. 1898), who married Washington Kendrick (d. 1881)
  • Cornelia Beekman Livingston (d. 1858)
  • Christina Ten Broeck Livingston (d. 1858)
  • Jane Murray Livingston (1830–1911), who married Robert Ralston Crosby (1815–1892), brother of Clarkson F. Crosby[7]
  • Henrietta Ulrica Livingston (d. 1916)
  • Henry Philip Livingston (d. 1861)
  • Augustus Linlithgow Livingston (1839–1911), who married Elizabeth Matilda Danforth (1843–1916)

Death

Livingston died on June 9, 1849, in Poughkeepsie, Dutchess County, New York.[4] He was buried at the Poughkeepsie Rural Cemetery.[8]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Coster, Morris (1886). New Amsterdam Gazette. Morris Coster. p. 6. Retrieved July 7, 2018.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Livingston, Edwin Brockholst (1910). The Livingstons of Livingston Manor: Being the History of that Branch of the Scottish House of Callendar which Settled in the English Province of New York During the Reign of Charles the Second; and Also Including an Account of Robert Livingston of Albany, "The Nephew," a Settler in the Same Province and His Principal Descendants. Knickerbocker Press. Retrieved August 10, 2017.
  3. ↑ The American Quarterly Register. Perkins & Marvin. 1839. pp. 217–218. Retrieved July 7, 2018.
  4. 1 2 3 Hough, Franklin Benjamin (1858). The New York Civil List: containing the names and origin of the civil divisions, and the names and dates of election or appointment of the principal state and county officers from the Revolution to the present time. Weed, Parsons and Co. pp. 131ff, 143, 205, 288. Retrieved January 17, 2018.
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Aitken, William Benford (1912). Distinguished Families in America, Descended from Wilhelmus Beekman and Jan Thomasse Van Dyke. Knickerbocker Press. pp. 16–17. Retrieved July 7, 2018.
  6. ↑ Davis, Howland; Clermont, Friends of (1995). A Livingston Genealogical Register. Kinship. ISBN 9781560121367. Retrieved July 7, 2018.
  7. ↑ Genealogical Record. Saint Nicholas Society of the City of New York. 1916. p. 14. Retrieved July 7, 2018.
  8. ↑ The American Quarterly Register and Magazine. Vol. II. James Stryker. 1849. p. 505.
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