Philip Livingston
(1716-1778)
BIRTH
January 15, 1716
PLACE
Albany, New York, British America
DEATH
June 12, 1778
PLACE
York, Pennsylvania, U.S.
FAMILY
SISTER
Margaret Livingston Jones
(1747–1830)
WIFE
Christina Ten Broeck Livingston
(1718-1801)
CHILDREN
Margaret Livingston Jones
(1747–1830)
HOMES
RELIGIOUS VIEWS
CHRISTIAN
DENOMINATION UNCERTAIN
MEMBERSHIPS
ALBANY CONGRESS DELEGATE, NEW YORK CITY COMMITTEE OF CORRESPONDENCE MEMBER, NEW YORK CITY COMMITTEE OF SIXTY MEMBER, STAMP ACT CONGRESS DELEGATE
AWARDS
Philip Livingstonwas an American Founding Father, merchant, politician, and slave trader from New York City. In 1754, Livingston went as a delegate to the Albany Congress. He served in the provincial house of representatives from 1763 to 1769 and in 1768 served as speaker. He was selected as one of the delegates to the Continental Congress. In July 1775, Philip signed the Olive Branch Petition, a final attempt to achieve an understanding with the Crown.
EARLY LIFE
Livingston was born in Albany, New York, on January 15, 1716, the fourth surviving son of Philip Livingston (1686–1749), 2nd Lord of the Manor, and Catherine Van Gogh Livingston, the daughter of New York Mayor Pieter Van Brugh. Along with his brother, William Livingston(1723–1790), he grew up in the Albany area, dividing his time between his father's Albany townhouse and the manor house in Linlithgo, at the junction of the Roeliff Jansen Kill and the Hudson River.
Philip Livingston Birthplace Marker
10 N Pearl St, Albany, NY 12207
A commemorative marker is recorded for Philip Livingston Birthplace. The record does not establish what historic fabric survives or who maintains the site.
MARKER
In 1754, Livingston went as a delegate to the Albany Congress. There, he joined delegates from several other colonies to negotiate with Indigenous nations and discuss common plans for dealing with the French and Indian War. Livingston became an active promoter of efforts to raise and fund troops for the war. According to Cynthia A. Kiemer, he owned shares in six privateers, making him one of the colony's leading investors.
He served as a member of the provincial house of representatives from 1763 to 1769 and in 1768 served as speaker. In October 1765, he attended the Stamp Act Congress, which produced the first formal protest to the Crown as a prelude to the American Revolution. He joined New York City's Committee of Correspondence to continue communication with leaders in the other colonies, and New York City's Committee of Sixty. When New York established the New York Provincial Congress in 1775, Philip's brother Peter Van Brugh Livingston became its president.
He was selected as one of the delegates to the Continental Congress. His brother William, a prominent lawyer in New Jersey, was also a delegate to the Continental Congress from 1774 to June 1776. In July 1775, Philip signed the Olive Branch Petition, a final attempt to achieve an understanding with the Crown.
CAREER
DEATH
Philip Livingston served as a member of the provincial house of representatives from 1763 to 1769 and in 1768 served as speaker. In October 1765, he attended the Stamp Act Congress, which produced the first formal protest to the Crown as a prelude to the American Revolution. When New York established the New York Provincial Congress in 1775, Philip's brother Peter Van Brugh Livingston became its president. His brother William, a prominent lawyer in New Jersey, was also a delegate to the Continental Congress from 1774 to June 1776. In July 1775, Philip signed the Olive Branch Petition, a final attempt to achieve an understanding with the Crown. He was selected as one of the delegates to the Continental Congress. He represented New York at the October 1774 First Continental Congress, where he favored imposing economic sanctions upon Great Britain as a way of pressuring the British Parliament to repeal the Intolerable Acts. Livingston was also a delegate to the Second Continental Congress from 1775 to 1778, and signed the Declaration of Independence. Livingston suffered from dropsy, and his health deteriorated in 1778. Philip Livingston died on Jun 12, 1778, in York, Pennsylvania, U.S..
Grave of Philip Livingston
700 N George St, York, PA 17404
GRAVE
PARK
Independence National Historical Park
520 Chestnut St, Philadelphia, PA 19106
GRAVE
Grave of Philip Livingston
700 N George St, York, PA 17404
MARKER
Provincial Courthouse Marker
1 S George St, York, PA 17401
POPULAR BIOGRAPHIES
This entry concerns Philip Livingston (1716–1778), the Declaration signer, not his father or the later judge of the same name. These selections are collective biographies and biographical reference. Five dedicated biographies were not identified. These editorial selections include biographies where available, with personal writings, biographical reference and related studies clearly labelled.
1. The Signers: The 56 Stories Behind the Declaration of Independence — Dennis Brindell Fradin. [Collective biography] Find on Amazon
2. Lives of the Signers of the Declaration of Independence — Benson J. Lossing. [Collective biography] Find on Amazon
3. Sanderson's Biography of the Signers to the Declaration of Independence — John Sanderson. [Collective biography] Find on Amazon
4. The Signers of the Declaration of Independence: A Biographical and Genealogical Reference — Della Gray Barthelmas. [Biographical reference] Find on Amazon
5. Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1774–2005 — United States Congress. [Biographical reference] Find on Amazon
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