Henry A. Livingston

Henry Alexander Livingston (August 26, 1776 – June 9, 1849) was an American politician from New York. He served in the New York State Assembly in 1827 and in the New York State Senate from 1838 to 1841. He was a member of the prominent Livingston family.

Early life and family Livingston was born on August 26, 1776. He was the only child of John Henry Livingston (1746–1825), President of Queen's College, and Sarah (née Livingston) Livingston (1752–1814).

His maternal grandparents were Philip Livingston, a Continental Congressman and signer of the Declaration of Independence, and Christina (née Ten Broeck) Livingston, sister of Albany Mayor Abraham Ten Broeck.

His paternal grandparents were Dr. Henry Livingston and Susannah Storm (née Conklin) Livingston. Through his father, he was the nephew of Continental Congressman Gilbert Livingston, author Henry Livingston Jr. (the grandfather of U.S. Senator Sidney Breese and Admiral Samuel Livingston Breese), and Alida (née Livingston) Woolsey.

Political career Livingston was a member of the New York State Assembly (Dutchess County) in 1827, serving in the 50th New York State Legislature.

He was a member of the New York State Senate (2nd District) from 1838 to 1841, sitting in the 61st, 62nd, 63rd, and 64th New York State Legislatures. Together, they were the parents of nine children, including:

Sarah Livingston (1797–1818), who married Rev. Brogan Hoff Henrietta Ulrica Livingston (d. 1916) Henry Philip Livingston (d. 1861) Augustus Linlithgow Livingston (1839–1911), who married Elizabeth Matilda Danforth (1843–1916)

Death Livingston died on June 9, 1849, in Poughkeepsie, Dutchess County, New York.