Edward St. Loe Livermore (April 5, 1762 – September 15, 1832), son of

Samuel Livermore Samuel Livermore (May 14, 1732May 18, 1803) was a U.S. politician. He was a U.S. Senator from New Hampshire from 1793 to 1801 and served as President pro tempore of the United States Senate in 1796 and again in 1799. Life and career Livermore ...

and brother of

Arthur Livermore Arthur Livermore (July 29, 1766 – July 1, 1853) was an American politician and attorney who served as a United States representative from New Hampshire. Early life and education Born in Londonderry in the Province of New Hampshire, Livermore ...

, was a

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from

Massachusetts Massachusetts (Massachusett language, Massachusett: ''Muhsachuweesut assachusett writing systems, məhswatʃəwiːsət'' English: , ), officially the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, is the most populous U.S. state, state in the New England ...

. He was born in

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in the

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on April 5, 1762. Livermore pursued classical studies, studied law, was admitted to the bar and commenced practice in

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and later practised in Portsmouth. Livermore served as

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1794-1797. Livermore also served as State

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for Rockingham County 1791-1793, Associate Justice of the

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1797-1799, and a naval officer for the port of Portsmouth 1799-1802. He moved to

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in 1802 and was elected as a

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to the Tenth and Eleventh Congresses (March 4, 1807 – March 3, 1811). Livermore was not a candidate for renomination in 1810. Livermore resumed the practice of law, moved to

Boston Boston (), officially the City of Boston, is the state capital and most populous city of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, as well as the cultural and financial center of the New England region of the United States. It is the 24th- mo ...

in 1811, then to

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. Livermore returned to Boston, and then moved to Tewksbury where he lived in retirement until his death there on September 15, 1832. His interment was in the

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in Boston. He was elected a member of the

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in 1815.American Antiquarian Society Members Directory
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, the authority on civil law and of

Harriet Livermore Harriet Livermore (April 14, 1788-1868), is best known as a preacher, becoming one of the most well-known female preachers in America in the 19th century. She is referred to in John Greenleaf Whittier's poem ''Snow-Bound''. She travelled widely t ...

(1788–1868), a prominent

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preacher.

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