Robert Livingston

Robert Livingston was the name of several men, many of whom were members of a prominent family that effectively ran New York throughout the colonial and Federal periods.

* Robert Livingston the Elder (1654-1728) (middle initial, "R"), New York colonial official, and first lord of Livingston Manor.
*Robert Livingston the Younger (1663-1725), mayor of Albany
*Robert Livingston (1688-1775) of Clermont
*Robert Livingston (1708-1790), third lord of Livingston Manor
*Robert Livingston (1718-1775) (middle initial, "R")
*Robert Livingston (1746-1813) (middle initial, "R"), of the Louisiana Purchase, "The Chancellor" was also a drafter of the Declaration of Independence , as well as a partner with Robert Fulton in creating the first successful steamboat, the Clermont
*Robert Le Roy Livingston (1778-1836), U.S. Representative from New York
*Robert Linlithgow Livingston IV (b. 1943), Bob Livingston, former Republican Congressman from Louisiana, briefly Speaker-designate of the House of Representatives, descendant of all three Livingston Manor lords
*Robert Livingston (Zen teacher), Roshi, New Orleans Zen Temple
*Robert Lynn Livingston (b. 1948), Bob Livingston, Texas musician
*Robert Livingston (actor), (1904-1988), an American actor

See also: Robert Livingstone, Olympic bid process commentator