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Edward Livingston

1764 - 1836

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Edward Livingston (May 28, 1764 – May 23, 1836) 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 46th mayor of New York City. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Edward Livingston is the 14,334th most popular politician (down from 14,065th in 2019), the 6,811th most popular biography from United States (down from 6,292nd in 2019) and the 541st most popular American Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Edward Livingston ranks 14,334 out of 19,576Before him are Princess Louise Charlotte of Saxe-Altenburg, Svyatoslav Fyodorov, Damiq-ilishu, Stafford Cripps, Primo Nebiolo, and Arechis I of Benevento. After him are Liu Yunshan, Barbu Știrbey, Khosrow IV, Zahra Rahnavard, Ceol of Wessex, and Bisher Al-Khasawneh.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1764, Edward Livingston ranks 29Before him are Marie-Joseph Chénier, Valentino Fioravanti, János Bihari, Sidney Smith, Henriette Herz, and Josef Abel. After him are John Mawe, Carl Fredrik Fallén, Johann Wilhelm Meigen, Benjamin Henry Latrobe, William Pinkney, and Mary Lamb. Among people deceased in 1836, Edward Livingston ranks 46Before him are Christoph Wilhelm Hufeland, Martha Jefferson Randolph, Marc-Antoine Parseval, Emily Donelson, John Pond, and Miguel Barragán. After him are Stephen F. Austin, William B. Travis, Heinrich XIX, Prince Reuss of Greiz, Dániel Berzsenyi, Charles Wilkins, and Tenskwatawa.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Edward Livingston ranks 6,813 out of 20,380Before him are James Read (1953), Patti Scialfa (1953), Gordon Willis (1931), Butler Lampson (1943), Barbara La Marr (1896), and Anita Loos (1889). After him are Frank Havens (1924), Sue Grafton (1940), Bisher Al-Khasawneh (1969), Eugene Garfield (1925), Ivan Brown (1908), and Benjamin Briggs (1835).

Among POLITICIANS In United States

Among politicians born in United States, Edward Livingston ranks 541Before him are Carolyn Maloney (1946), Samuel Dexter (1761), James G. Blaine (1830), Rick Perry (1950), Josh Hawley (1979), and Timothy Pickering (1745). After him are Bisher Al-Khasawneh (1969), Juan Trippe (1899), Richard Helms (1913), Geraldine Ferraro (1935), Stephen F. Austin (1793), and Ben Sasse (1972).