Peter R. Livingston

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Peter R. Livingston (1766 - January 19, 1847 Rhinebeck, New York) was an American politician who served as Acting Lieutenant Governor of New York from February to October 1828.

[edit] Life

He was the son of Robert James Livingston and Susan Smith Livingston.

He was a member of the New York State Senate from the Southern District between 1815 and 1822. In 1823, he was a member of the New York State Assembly and was elected Speaker. Between 1826 and 1829, he was again a state senator, this time from the 2nd District . In 1828, when Lieutenant Governor Nathaniel Pitcher succeeded to the governorship after the death in office of Governor Clinton, Livingston was elected President pro tempore of the State Senate and became Acting Lieutenant Governor of New York.

He was originally buried at the Dutch Reformed Church in Rhinebeck, but later reinterred at an unknown location.

[edit] Sources

  • Jabez Delano Hammond: The History of Political Parties in the State of New York (Baltimore, 1850)
  • [1] Political Graveyard
Political offices
Preceded by
Samuel B. Romaine		 Speaker of the New York State Assembly
1823		 Succeeded by
Richard Goodell
Preceded by
Nathaniel Pitcher		 Lieutenant Governor of New York
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1828		 Succeeded by
Charles Dayan
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