Livingston
['liviŋstən]
Definition
(noun.) American Revolutionary leader who served in the Continental Congress and as minister to France (1746-1813).
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Examples
- He asked Harriet Livingston, a near relation of his friend the Chancellor, to become his wife. Rupert S. Holland. Historic Inventions.
- The first steamboat on the Mississippi was the Orleans, of 100 tons, built at Pittsburg by Fulton and Livingston in 1811. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
- Livingston, then American Minister to France. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
- He decided to name the vessel the _Clermont_, the name of Chancellor Livingston’s country-place on the Hudson, where Fulton had been a guest. Rupert S. Holland. Historic Inventions.
- On Sunday, August 9, 1807, Fulton made a short trial trip of the _Clermont_, and wrote an account of it to Livingston. Rupert S. Holland. Historic Inventions.
- Meantime Chancellor Livingston had obtained for himself and Fulton the exclusive right to navigate the waters of New York state by vessels propelled by fire or steam. Rupert S. Holland. Historic Inventions.
- He had corresponded on the subject with Chancellor Livingston, who had devoted much time and money to new inventions. Rupert S. Holland. Historic Inventions.
- As soon as the first difficulties were overcome and the boat was moving on a steady keel, the passengers, most of whom were close friends of Fulton and of Chancellor Livingston, broke into song. Rupert S. Holland. Historic Inventions.
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