Robert Livingston the Elder

Robert R. Livingston the Elder (1654–1728), born in Roxburghshire, Scotland, and raised in Holland, was a New York colonial official, and first lord of Livingston Manor. He married Alida Schuyler in 1679. He was was the father of Philip Livingston (1686-1749) and Robert Livingston (1688-1775) and uncle of Robert Livingston the Younger. He was one of seven children of the Reverend John Livingston, a lineal descendant of the fifth Lord Livingston, ancestor of the earls of Linlithgow and Callendar, a preacher of the Reformed church in Scotland, who was banished for his nonconformity.

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Roxburghshire - Scotland - Holland - New York - Colonial - Livingston Manor - 1679 - Philip Livingston (1686-1749) - Robert Livingston (1688-1775) - Robert Livingston the Younger - Lord Livingston - Linlithgow - Callendar - Nonconformity

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Livingston settled in Albany, New York where he became wealthy in the fur trade, and then obtained a patent to 160,000 acres that would become Livingston Manor in Columbia andDutchess County.

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Albany, New York - Fur trade - Columbia - Dutchess County

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With his brother-in-law Peter Schuyler, he led the oposition in Albany to Leisler's Rebellion. He served as Secretary for Indian Affairs from 1695 until his death. He served as a representative to the New York provincial assembly in 1709–1711 and 1716–1725 and was elected speaker in 1718.

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Peter Schuyler - Leisler's Rebellion

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