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Edward Livingston (May 28, 1764 – May 23, 1836) was an American jurist, statesman and slaveholder. [1] He was an influential figure in the drafting of the Louisiana Civil Code of 1825, a civil code based largely on the Napoleonic Code. [2]
May 24, 2024 · Edward Livingston was an American lawyer, legislator, and statesman, who codified criminal law and procedure. Livingston was admitted to the bar in 1785 and began to practice law in New York City. He was a Republican representative in Congress from 1795 to 1801, when he was appointed U.S. district
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Edward Livingston was a lawyer, politician, and diplomat who served as Secretary of State from 1831 to 1833. He faced challenges in resolving disputes with Britain, France, and Mexico, and helped settle the French Spoliation Claims Treaty as U.S. Minister to France.
Livingston would serve President Andrew Jackson as secretary of state from 1831 to 1833. Following his time in the cabinet, Livingston became minister plenipotentiary to France (1833-1835). Edward Livingston died May 23, 1836.
May 23, 2018 · Edward Livingston was born in 1764 into one of the wealthiest and most influential families in America. His father was the largest landholder in New York, owning on the eve of the Revolution more than 250, 000 acres between Manhattan and Albany.
Edward Livingston was a Republican politician and lawyer in the early United States. He served in the House of Representatives, wrote on the nature of the Constitution, and was involved in the Louisiana Purchase.
Mar 15, 2021 · Edward Livingston was a US Secretary of State and author of the Livingston Codes. Edward Livingston was born into the wealthy Livingston Family, his older brother Robertbeing one of the most important Founders of New York. Edward studied law at Princeton, graduating in 1781, just as the Revolutionary War was coming to a close.
