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'''William Livingston''' (b. November 30, 1723; d. October 9, 1824) was the first [[Governor]] of [[New Jersey]] and a member of the [[Continental Congress]].  He attended the 1787 [[Constitutional Convention]] in Philadelphia and signed the [[United States Constitution]]. <ref>http://www.nga.org/portal/site/nga/menuitem.29fab9fb4add37305ddcbeeb501010a0/?vgnextoid=93bb1b5b3ff39010VgnVCM1000001a01010aRCRD&vgnextchannel=e449a0ca9e3f1010VgnVCM1000001a01010aRCRD</ref>

'''William Livingston''' (b. November 30, 1723; d. October 9, 1824) was a minister, the first [[Governor]] of [[New Jersey]], and a member of the [[Continental Congress]].  He attended the 1787 [[Constitutional Convention]] in Philadelphia and signed the [[United States Constitution]]. <ref>http://www.nga.org/portal/site/nga/menuitem.29fab9fb4add37305ddcbeeb501010a0/?vgnextoid=93bb1b5b3ff39010VgnVCM1000001a01010aRCRD&vgnextchannel=e449a0ca9e3f1010VgnVCM1000001a01010aRCRD</ref>

==Early Life==

==Early Life==

William Livingston was born in [[Albany]], [[New York]] on November 30, 1723. He attended Yale College, graduating in 1741; following graduation, he was admitted to the bar and embarked upon a successful legal career.  In 1752, he established the ''Independent Reflector'', a weekly newspaper; through his editorials in this paper, he commented on a wide range of political topics.  In 1772, he moved to Elizabethtown, New Jersey.

William Livingston was born in [[Albany]], [[New York]] on November 30, 1723. When he was 14 years old, he was a part of a missionary to minister to the Mohawk Indians.<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=G6NBAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA155|title=History of the Celebration of the One Hundredth Anniversary of the Promulgation of the Constitution of the United States, Volume 1|date=1889}}</ref> He attended Yale College, graduating in 1741; following graduation, he was admitted to the bar and embarked upon a successful legal career.  In 1752, he established the ''Independent Reflector'', a weekly newspaper; through his editorials in this paper, he commented on a wide range of political topics.  In 1772, he moved to Elizabethtown, New Jersey.

==Military Service==

==Military Service==

During the [[Revolutionary War]], Livingston served as a [[brigadier general]] in the New Jersey state [[militia]]. In 1776 he resigned from the military in order to serve as Governor of New Jersey--a position he held until his death. <ref>http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=L000374</ref>

During the [[Revolutionary War]], Livingston served as a [[brigadier general]] in the New Jersey state [[militia]]. In 1776 he resigned from the military in order to serve as Governor of New Jersey--a position he held until his death. <ref>http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=L000374</ref>

==Continental Congress and Constitutional Convention==

==Continental Congress and Constitutional Convention==

Livingston served in the [[First Continental Congress]] in 1774, and in the [[Second Continental Congress]] from 1775 to 1776.  He also attended the [[Constitutional Convention]] in [[Philadelphia]], signing the [[United States Constitution]] on behalf of [[New Jersey]].  Following the convention, he was instrumental in getting the Constitution ratified.

Livingston served in the [[First Continental Congress]] in 1774, and in the [[Second Continental Congress]] from 1775 to 1776.  He also attended the [[Constitutional Convention]] in [[Philadelphia]], signing the [[United States Constitution]] on behalf of [[New Jersey]].  Following the convention, he was instrumental in getting the Constitution ratified.

==Noteworthy Facts==

==Noteworthy Facts==

*Brother of [[Philip Livingston]]

*Brother of [[Philip Livingston]]

*Father-in-law of [[John Jay]]

*Father-in-law of [[John Jay]]

==Death==

==Death==