philip livingston

philip livingston

Philip Livingston was born on January 15, 1716, in Albany, New York. He was a member of the wealthy and politically important Livingston family. Though he was born in the American colonies, Philip Livingston could trace his lineage back to Rev. John Livingston, who was Scottish. On one side of the family, the family traces its roots to Egbert, the first Saxon King of all England. Included in this genealogy is Alfred the Great and other Anglo-Saxon kings, Edward the Elder, Robert the Bruce, Robert Stuart, and other kings of Scotland. The other side of the family carries the family tree back to Sir Andrew de Livingston, Knight, who was sheriff of Lanark in 1296. This genealogy carries the name down through Rev. John Livingston, and includes the six Lord Livingston of Callendar. Sir Alexander de Livingston, Lord of Callendar, Knight, was the guardian of King James II. The fifth Lord Livingston of Callendar was the guardian of Mary, Queen of Scots at Linlithgow Palace. Philip graduated from Yale College in 1737. He was an American merchant and statesman in New York City. He went to Philadelphia when he was 58. Philip Livingston was born on January 15, 1716, in Albany, New York. He was a member of the wealthy and politically important Livingston family. Though he was born in the American colonies, Philip Livingston could trace his lineage back to Rev. John Livingston, who was Scottish. On one side of the family, the family traces its roots to Egbert, the first Saxon King of all England. Included in this genealogy is Alfred the Great and other Anglo-Saxon kings, Edward the Elder, Robert the Bruce, Robert Stuart, and other kings of Scotland. The other side of the family carries the family tree back to Sir Andrew de Livingston, Knight, who was sheriff of Lanark in 1296. This genealogy carries the name down through Rev. John Livingston, and includes the six Lord Livingston of Callendar. Sir Alexander de Livingston, Lord of Callendar, Knight, was the guardian of King James...

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