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PETER VAN BRUGH LIVINGSTON, second son of Philip Livingston and Catharine (Van Brugh) Livingston, was baptized
November 3, 1710, at Albany. He was graduated from Yale in 1731 and settled in New York, where he engaged
in the shipping business with his brother-in-law, William Alexander, Lord Stirling. In 1755 he furnished
the supplies for the expedition of Governor William Shirley to Acadia. He was a president of the council
of the province and member of the committee of one hundred. In 1775-76 he served as delegate to the first
and second provincial congress of New York. He was made treasurer of the congress in 1776 and served
for two years. His home was a large mansion on the east side of what is now Hanover Square, with grounds
extending to the East River. Later he removed to Elizabethtown, New Jersey, and there spent the rest of his life.
In 1748 he was named as one of the original trustees of the College of New Jersey and served until 1761.
Died, December 28, 1792/93, at Liberty Hall, Elizabethtown, New Jersey.
Married, first, November 3, 1739, Mary Alexander.
Married, second, at Elizabethtown, New Jersey, April 9, 1771, Mrs. Ricketts, widow of William Ricketts.
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