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William Livingston (November 30, 1723 – July 25, 1790) was an American politician and lawyer who served as the first governor of New Jersey (1776–1790) during the American Revolutionary War. As a New Jersey representative in the Continental Congress, he signed the Continental Association and the United States Constitution.
William Livingston (Albany, Nueva York, 30 de noviembre de 1723-25 de julio de 1790), fue un líder militar en la Guerra de Independencia de los Estados Unidos y fue el primer Gobernador del estado de Nueva Jersey desde 1776 hasta su muerte.
William Livingston (born Nov. 30, 1723, Albany, N.Y. [U.S.]—died July 25, 1790, Elizabeth, N.J.) was the first Revolutionary governor of New Jersey. A graduate of Yale, Livingston was admitted to the New York bar in 1748 and served briefly in the New York legislature (1759–60).
Learn about William Livingston, a prominent revolutionary leader and the first governor of New Jersey from 1776 to 1790. He served in the Continental Congress, the U.S. Constitutional Convention, and promoted antislavery measures.
As Founder of the new United States, Framer of the US Constitution, first elected Governor of New Jersey, intellectual thinker, and political writer, William Livingston — along with his life, his world and the people in it — offers a lens through which to explore how the Revolutionary era was experienced by the many different people who ...
William Livingston ( Albany, Nueva York, 30 de noviembre de 1723-25 de julio de 1790), fue un líder militar en la Guerra de Independencia de los Estados Unidos y fue el primer Gobernador del estado de Nueva Jersey desde 1776 hasta su muerte. Datos rápidos 1.º Gobernador de Nueva Jersey, Predecesor ...
Learn about the life and achievements of William Livingston, a wealthy New York lawyer who became a prominent Patriot in the American Revolution. He served as a congressman, a militia commander, a governor, and a constitutional delegate in New Jersey.
