12 Facts About Walter Livingston

Walter Livingston was an American merchant, lawyer and politician.

Walter Livingston was a son of Robert Livingston, 3rd Lord of Livingston Manor, and Maria Thong Livingston, a granddaughter of Governor Rip Van Dam.

Walter Livingston was a nephew of Philip Livingston and the grandson of Philip Livingston and Catharina Van Brugh.

Walter Livingston was the great-grandson of Robert Livingston the Elder, a New York colonial official, fur trader, and businessman who was granted a patent to 160,000 acres along the Hudson River, and becoming the first lord of Livingston Manor.

Walter Livingston's great-grandparents were Pieter Van Brugh and Sara Cuyler.

Walter Livingston was Deputy Commissary General of the Northern Department in 1775 and 1776.

Walter Livingston was elected by his fellow representatives to be the inaugural Speaker of the Assembly, from 1777 to 1779.

Walter Livingston was a member of the Board of Regents of the University of the State of New York from 1784 to 1787.

Walter Livingston was a member from New York of the Continental Congress in 1784 and 1785.

In 1774, Walter built a Georgian mansion, on a 500-acre estate called Teviotdale in Linlithgo, New York.

Walter Livingston married Cornelia Schuyler, daughter of Pieter P Schuyler and Gertrude Schuyler, his cousin.

Walter Livingston was buried at Trinity Churchyard in New York.