- March 7, 1707, 319 years ago — Birth of Stephen Hopkins, signer of the Declaration of Independence.
- March 7, 1699, 327 years ago — Birth of Susanna Boylston Adams, mother of John Adams.
- March 7, 1835, 191 years ago — Death of Benjamin Tallmadge.
- March 11, 1731, 295 years ago — Birth of Robert Treat Paine, signer of the Declaration of Independence.
Philip Livingston
Philip Livingston was born in Albany, New York, in the year 1716. He was educated at Yale College, and engaged in mercantile pursuits. He settled in New York City, and became one of the most influential merchants of that place.
He took an active part in the resistance to the measures of the British government, and was elected a member of the Provincial Congress of New York. He was chosen a delegate to the Continental Congress, and signed the Declaration of Independence.
He rendered important services in securing the adoption of that measure, and continued in Congress until his death, which occurred in the year 1778.
Source:
McCabe, James D. The Centennial Book of American Biography. Philadelphia and Chicago: P. W. Ziegler & Co., 1876. Patriot Echoes Archive
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