Robert Livingston (1688-1775)

Robert Livingston (July 24, 1688–June 27, 1775) of New York, known as Robert of Clermont, son of Robert Livingston the Elder (1654–1728) and father of Robert Livingston (1718-1775). He married Margaret Howarden (1693–1758) in 1717. He was a member of New York colonial assembly, 1726–27.

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July 24 - 1688 - June 27 - 1775 - New York - Clermont - Robert Livingston the Elder - Robert Livingston (1718-1775)

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Following the death of his father, the first Lord of Livingston Manor, in 1728, most of the manor was inherited by the eldest son Philip Livingston, but 13,000 acres in the southwest corner, later named Clermont, was willed to Robert Livingston (1688–1775), a younger son.

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He was a brother of John Livingston and Gilbert Livingston and an uncle of Robert Livingston (1708-1790), Peter Van Brugh Livingston, Philip Livingston and William Livingston. He was the grandfather of Edward Livingston and Robert Livingston (1746-1813), "the Chancellor", who administered the inaugural oath to the first American President, General George Washington.

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John Livingston - Gilbert Livingston - Robert Livingston (1708-1790) - Peter Van Brugh Livingston - Philip Livingston - William Livingston - Edward Livingston - Robert Livingston (1746-1813) - George Washington

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