Delegates to the Constitutional Convention

State: New Jersey (Born in New York)

Age at Convention: 63

Date of Birth: 11/30/1723

Date of Death: 07/25/1790

Schooling: Yale 1741, Honorary LLD Yale 1788

Occupation: Lawyer, Writer, Publisher, Retired Farmer, Politician

Prior Political Experience: Provincial assembly 1759-1761, Continental Congress 1774-1776, New Jersey Governor 1776-1787

Committee Assignments: Committee of Assumption of State Debts (Chair), Committee of Slave Trade (Chair), Committee of Economy

Convention Contributions: Due to being an active governor, Livingston’s attendance was less than perfect. Despite this attendance, Livingston played a vital role in reaching a compromise on slavery and was an avid supporter of the New Jersey Plan. William Pierce described him as “a Man of the first rate talents, but he appears to me rather to indulge a sportiveness of wit, than a strength of thinking.”

New Government Participation: Livingston continued to be New Jersey’s Governor until his 

death in 1790.