Robert R. Livingston (
November 27,
1746 -
February 26,
1813), of
New York, was a delegate to the New York state constitutional convention and a member of the committee which drafted the
Declaration of Independence, though he was recalled by his state before he could sign it. He was a candidate for governor of New York in
1798, was U.S. Minister to
France from
1801 -
1804, and negotiated the
Louisiana Purchase.
Livingston County, Kentucky, Livingston Parish, Louisiana, and Livingston County, New York are named for him.
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