The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-08-26
Obituary
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WIN regret We record the death OF Mortimer Living
tOa Of mott pfoniueai and eaterpvus citizens
BE died very suddeoly at his country residence Staten
bland, Monday In the prime Of Life and y.gor man
hood, being aged about 40 years
We understand thai his death sudden aud unsx
pected He WAS a Newport the other day. apparently In
good health bis learn tea, he ~, seized
pomehing Ike vcleut cold pleurtsy f,om which,
however, he had partially recovered when n vo,ont .;
feoon OF the heart supervened, under which be rapid
ly sunk, and met sudden and premaure death Mr. L.v
insstons residence No Depsu place, Blocker
street,
He came from noble psTcntsgs on both his mothers
and atsers side He waz the great grandson CT ancis
lewis, who ~As q nsge OF wsi9s. aud tIgusr OF
the Declaration of American independence In 1915 H,s
mother the only daughter Of ths late General
Morgan Lewis the OF Francis Lewis, before namea
and who bore Conspicuous part IN both tue American
Revelation and IN the ale war with Grsa. srtaa
officer, Sid to Geaera Gales, and rece'sed ae0ers
Burgo, mes sword, BY order OF mis- COMMANDER In ,hs
painting Of Tho battle 0! ssrsosa in tho Roupda Of the C
po a. Washington, he has been assigned yicuous
pa,e He egsp took ce.c Ia 1917, was active .ae
rvoe Of b" coun.ry' and .sinea tho rank Of MAJOR
he President OF the Order Of tho Cincinnati DuTiug
hts his full length portrait painted oy order
Common Council, and hing Up IN the dovoraors Room Of
HIS fstbor was Ms:urD Livingston who belonged to ,as
family OF that name 80 many o. whom became disn.
xuisbed In the historical annals Of New YORK. ipc al
irg Philip who signed the Declaration OF LAD oosnasnos
The proyenor ct The 70 isiy originally went from 3co!
land to Holland, and frol thence s0D, Robert aviug
ston, emisratcd 70 New York and alet large graai
Of land known the Livingston Manor. Gsners, Morgan
Lewis married sister Of Chancellor Livingston Gen
eral Montgomery who fell ut Quebec, al her.
In Mr.. N,rsimer Livingston tnus blended the
ard worthy representative OF BON races Having
ceived an excellent educson he early turned his stten
;son 10 commercial por.uits and subsequently became
Farmer with Bolton Fox tao shipping bust aess ana
proprietoss o, nne lne OF Aex York Havro sailing
packets. The Grm, After kr Bottoms cecsaso,
was long and wel kpoxn Fox * Lv,rgsca,
of the late Francis Deesu. M. Fox, who
a man or fns education and gen'emany bearing. died
few years since, AFRO In the pr.ms Of life. From shat
p ROD the business has be Conducted and k10 under
he OF Mortimer Livingston Al ths ,,ns Of
bis death be Prcsaent Of the United States nai Row
York sad Hsvre Ssas1nshi acSe, aDo, which pssd
4. dill eren periods the seam. hips Frsrxn, Humboldt,
arago and tuion all nrs; cla's, remarkably weG ou ina
successful sieartrs The NO nrrt sGci ienay lost.
while the two latter st running and great favo
rites with the travelling pubic.
Mr. Livingston wss, ako, at the time oil his death
drs cor in some Of orr leading and most respectable
money ed institutions. He uisn, in oil the rotations
OF uie wnor, friends loved, sad every who knew
ponored respected MIN tbs ktenes, hIghes,
Of honor Ia all mis- business or oIner intercourse win
nis fellow men nc was oy all. OF gentle
alsposion, psrsn, under tals, all
all piscea maintained SUCH Rird, ahaole ana
obisng mRn5crr AZ to win tne rcsWct of even those
WHO coUrsed nth him IN bus,sass differed with him IN
E.s psiiyca! o.ner sentiments. We know OF no aao
who,c sudden oenisc q; such carly period OF life viii
u 70
society, HIS disposition OF most liberal neps
violent character. His band ard his purse
open 10 appeals Of charity, and he WITH Ard
feeling, but hbe,sy and beautifully, he.rer for "a.
mine Ireland Ia Madeira, whsrc, 10 alleviate
suffering in nj, naive CRY, or 10 rc.e re ssc IN fro
yellow fever In New Oresps or 10 Norfolk He truth
aci cs nob!eman formed Tor the performance
OF eccc ard noble dfeos. He vas IN politics
Up;ob loving national democrat; lie tood by ovssy grin
cple tended giren and giorcu:
Unior, ana Grr,,y opposed 10 Ill ccc;ona, issac5
which ca calssd 20 weaken tho boSds Of
fecerscy lie fe deep in,erey In Mr. BochaDan's cleo
;.en, and SGurdsd I'm sd 10 eiiooit5g Tia resui
But in politics, everything olsc coarse 10 varc5
his polucsi opponents 40 smste, liberal
respectful, oissrm tnem OF al gerscHsi
hostility. Std have ressoa 70 belle 80 ;nN he
died ~ he had lived, pepT s sans grrTccts,
ss6 wi.hoU: eaemy. tie grandfather cf kr,
Livingston, General Morgan Le-is, President
Of the s, Davas i@,asy Bss-voisa; % iety, oe Se-
YORK and Brooklyn, for ssvera, before bs Ge
Mr. Livingston ri,o mighty e,esu,sa nsmbcr Of TIC
bcr1 volcr, institution ne tina OF Tia death And
hs untiniiy eEa viii DC oecpiJ rAouIped by ali Who
belong 10 H. lie has left eA>mpie for young Zoe
enterprise poporsDs contus in oh ina aiAs OF .iie
verify OF ttcir regard In ,:atioc.
We that ire nerrrsn. OF this city win meet
Change This Afternoon q ocio,x to unite IN nei-
preseions Of al ibe sudden VI Mr. living
slor.