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'''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>

'''William Livingston''' (November 30, 1723 – 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.  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.

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==

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==External Links==

==External links==

* [http://www.city-journal.org/html/conceived-liberty-13495.html Conceived in Liberty], How William Livingston gave the American Revolution its rationale

* [http://www.city-journal.org/html/conceived-liberty-13495.html Conceived in Liberty], How William Livingston gave the American Revolution its rationale

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