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About Edward Livingston
Edward Livingston was an American jurist, statesman and slaveholder. He was an influential figure in the drafting of the Louisiana Civil Code of 1825, a civil code based largely on the Napoleonic Code. Livingston represented both New York and then Louisiana in Congress and served as the U.S. Secretary of State from 1831 to 1833 and Minister to France from 1833 to 1835 under President Andrew Jackson. He was also the 47th mayor of New York City.
Everything about Edward Livingston →- Occupation
- politician, diplomat, lawyer, secretary of state
- Position held
- United States representative, member of the Louisiana House of Representatives, United States Ambassador to France, United States Secretary of State
- Citizenship
- United States
- Born
- May 28, 1764
- Died
- May 23, 1836