The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1851-10-01
Death or John n. Llv,nuston.

The death of John R. Livingston, esq. is an
nounced at Red Hook, at the remarkable age Of
9S-alLnost a century old.
John II. Livingston has been the survivor of a
very remarkable and distinguished family The
most eminent of the family were Chancellor Liv-
ingston, OF New York, and the celebrated Edward
Livingston, OF Louisiana. Chancellor Livingston
was for years and years name of renown in New
York, and yet sheds lusre all of the family.
His influence and power, cooperating with the
interchangeable and eloquent Alexander Hamilton,
backed almost alone by the city of New York,
with about the whole interior against them, car
ried the Federal Constitution through at POUCH
keePsie, but only by small vote. Subsequently,
he had the honor of administering the first oath of
inauguration to George Washington, under that
Constitution, on the spot where the custom house
now ls, in Wall street, opposite the Express office.
He afterwards became the patron Of Robert Full
ton, and Of steam generally-and to such patron
age and money as he contributed TO steam enter
PRISE the country is now in q good degree in
debted for ts astonishing advancement. Edward
Livingston, the other eminent brother, WINS mayor
OF the city, Senator in Congress from the State,
minister plenipotentiary to France subsequently,
Senator in Congress from Louisiana; also the re-
nowned codifier of its laws-then Secretary OF
State under General Jackson, and, doubt, the
writer of his celebrated proclamation againet the
nullifers of South Carolina in 1892.
Another brother Peter r. Livingston we'll
known in the political annals Of the State, both as
Democrat and q Wing. In $780, think it
was, we well remember how his eloquence, though
his frame was then quivering with age, made the
multitude thrill in Masonic Hall. New York had
about that period been for the first time able to re-
cover from the storm of Jacksonsm, and the re-
covery of the great State inspired the Wings of
the Union that they visited here, in delegation to
congratulate u.s. Old Peter r. was the orator who
welcomed thcm-and the welcome he gave them
worthy Of the inspiration of the victory and of
the then great occasion.
The sisters of the family were in their alliances
remarkable, and hence the family was not only of
renown, but of real power in the State and coun-
try. One of them was Mrs. Montgomery the wife
OF Major General Montgomery, who fell under the
walls of Quebec, covered with glory. Another was
Mrs. Morgan Lewis, wife of the Governor of the
State, Major General in the United States army
appointed by Mr.. Madison, quartermaster in the
army during the Revolution, and present at the
surrender of Burgoync. Another was the wife of
John Armstrong, Secretary at War under Mr..
Madison, when Washington captured by the
British, and the reputed author of the celebrated
Newburgh Letters. The other sisters were Mrs.
Tillotson, wife of Col. Tillotson, distinguished
writer and politician, and Mrs. Garretson, wife of
the Rev. MIR. Garreison of Rhnebeck divine of
some note.
The Livingston family had, in their day, great
estates the North river-such as arc now on
James river, Virginia, and in other southern
States-and some of these estates yet remain in the
family. John r. Livingston, fifteen years
ago, retired to one of them at Red Hook, where he
has lived as country gentleman in style quito
unknown to the hundred-acre farmer. He was
more than half century ago of our principal
merchants, and he lived in Broadway (where Mrs.
Plummer's Broadway House now is) in great style,
and entertained with princey hospitality.
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