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Henry Brockholst Livingston

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For the U.S. Representative, see Henry W. Livingston

Henry Brockholst Livingston (November 25, 1757 - March 18, 1823) was an American Revolutionary War officer, a American jurist and a native of New York City. He was the son of William Livingston. During the American Revolutionary War he was a lieutenant colonel of the New York Line. He served as a Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States from 1806 to 1823. Livingston was an alumnus of Princeton University. As a justice on the Supreme Court of New York, he authored a famous dissent in the case of Pierson v. Post, 3 Cai. R. 175 (1805). Two years after that dissent, President Thomas Jefferson appointed Livingston to the Supreme Court of the United States. Livingston often followed the lead of Chief Justice John Marshall. During his tenure on the court, Supreme Court Justices were required to ride a circuit; in Justice Livingston's case, he presided over cases in New York State.

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  • [1]: Biography of Justice Livingston
Preceded by
William Paterson
Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States
January 20, 1807March 18, 1823
Succeeded by
Smith Thompson
Seal of the U.S. Supreme Court     Supreme Court of the United States
The Marshall Court
1807–1810: Wm. Cushing | S. Chase | B. Washington | Wm. Johnson | H.B. Livingston | Th. Todd
1810–1811: S. Chase | B. Washington | Wm. Johnson | H.B. Livingston | Th. Todd
1811–1812: B. Washington | Wm. Johnson | H.B. Livingston | Th. Todd | G. Duvall
1812–1823: B. Washington | Wm. Johnson | H.B. Livingston | Th. Todd | G. Duvall | J. Story


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