Robert Livingston

Robert Robert Livingston

  • Moniker: The Chancellor

  • American

( 27 November 1746 - 26 February 1813 ) As Chancellor of the State of New York, Robert Livingston administered the first Presidential oath of office to George Washington at Federal Hall (1789) in Manhattan. As President Thomas Jefferson's minister to France, he negotiate the Louisiana Purchase (1803). He also provided financial backing to Robert Fulton to perfect his steamboat, securing a monopoly on steam navigation on the Hudson River. In 1807, the first upriver steamship stopped at Clermont. - AsNotedIn

Notable Position Organization From To
Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of New York Freemasonry
Founder Livingston-Fulton Company
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Timeline

Y/M/D Description Association Composition Place Locale Food Event
Y/M/D Description Association Composition Place Locale Food Event
Clermont State Historic Site, NY Germantown, NY
1789/04/30 George Washington is inaugurated as the first President of the United States. He was sworn in by Chancellor Robert Livingston on the balcony of Federal Hall (razed). Chancellor of the State of New York Federal Hall National Memorial New York City Inauguration of the first President of the United States
1789/04/30 Luncheon to celebrate George Washington's inaugeration Guest Boxwood Hall Elizabeth Inauguration of the first President of the United States
1808/00/00 New York State legislature awards Robert Fulton and Robert Livingston a 20 year monopoly of navigation rights for steam driven vessels on the waters within the State. Charter Owner Gibbons v Ogden
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