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Livingston (EDWARD an American statesman)

EDWARD, an American statesman; born in Clermont, Columbia co., N. Y., May 26, 1764. He was a brother of Robert Livingston, was educated at Princeton College, and was called to the bar in 1785. In 1794 he was elected member of Congress, and distinguished himself by his opposition to Alien and Sedition Bills. He belong to the party then called Republican, and since Democratic. In 1801 he retired from Congress, and accepted the two offices of mayor of New York, and attorney-general for the district of New York. Owing to his negligence and the fraud of an agent, he res 1804, giving up his property to the State fraud of an agent, he resigned office in and settled at New Orleans. He became a member of the Legislature of Louisiana and revised the municipal law. He also drew up a new code of criminal law for the State. On this code his fame rests. it was finished, and he did the work over again, at the cost of two years' labor.

In 1829 he became Senator of the United again, at the cost of two years' labor. States, Secretary of State under Presiwas dent Jackson, and, in 1833, ambassador States, Secretary of State under Presichosen Foreign Associate of the Academy to France. While at Paris he of Sciences. He died in Rhinebeck, N.

Y., May 23, 1836. traveler; born in Blantyre, March 19, a Scotch 1813. He first went out to Africa in the service of the London Missionary Society, 1840. He discovered the Victoria Falls of the Zambezi in 1855. In 1858-1864 DR. DAVID LIVINGSTONE missionary in Africa, and was without he prosecuted his labors as explorer and till his death May 1, 1873. His works any communication with Europe until missionary in Africa, and was without found by Stanley. He worked in Africa in South Africa" (2 vols., 1857) "Narare: "Missionary Travels and Researches are: "Missionary Travels and Researches and its Tributaries" (1865) "Last Jour- Africa, from 1865 to his Death" (1874). and its Tributaries" (1865); "Last Jour- Baltic provinces of Russia to which be-