Robert Livingston the Elder

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Robert Livingston the Elder
1st Lord of Livingston Manor
In office
1715 – 1728
Preceded byCreated
Succeeded byPhilip Livingston
Personal details
Born(1654-12-13)13 December 1654
Ancrum, County of Roxburgh, Scotland
Died1 October 1728(1728-10-01) (aged 73)
New York, British America
Spouse
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(m. 1679; died 1727)​
RelationsSee Livingston family
Children9, including Philip, Robert, and Gilbert
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Robert Livingston the Elder (13 December 1654 – 1728) was a Scottish-born merchant and government official in the Province of New York. He was granted a patent to 160,000 acres (650 km2/ 250 sq mi) of land along the Hudson River, becoming the first lord of Livingston Manor.

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