Arthur Livermore

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Arthur Livermore
Thomas Whipple, Jr.
In office
March 4, 1823 – March 3, 1825
Preceded byNathaniel Upham
Succeeded byTitus Brown
Member of the New Hampshire Senate
In office
1821–1822
Member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives
In office
1794–1795
Personal details
Born(1766-07-29)July 29, 1766
Adams-Clay Republican
SpouseLouisa Bliss Livermore
RelationsSamuel Livermore
Edward St. Loe Livermore
ChildrenEdward Livermore
Samuel Livermore
Horace Livermore
ProfessionLawyer
Politician
Judge

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 received classical instruction from his parents and also studied law. Later, he was admitted to the bar and commenced practice in Concord in 1792 and then moved to Chester the following year.

Career

Livermore was a member of the

Federalist ticket in 1800 and as an associate justice of the New Hampshire Supreme Court
from 1813 to 1816.

Elected as a

Sixteenth Congress). In 1818 he introduced a proposal to eliminate slavery by Constitutional amendment.[2]

He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1822 to the

Seventeenth Congress. He served in the New Hampshire Senate in 1821 and 1822, judge of probate for Grafton County in 1822 and 1823.[3]

Livermore was elected as an

Adams-Clay Republican representing New Hampshire to the Eighteenth Congress and served from March 4, 1823 to March 3, 1825. He was not a candidate for renomination in 1824. After leaving Congress, he was the chief justice of the court of common pleas from 1825 to 1832, moved to Campton, New Hampshire
in 1827, and was a trustee of Holmes Plymouth Academy from 1808 to 1826.

Personal life

Livermore was the son of Samuel Livermore, and the brother of Edward St. Loe Livermore, both of whom served in the United States Congress. He married Louisa Bliss, daughter of Major Joseph Bliss.

Shortly before his 87th birthday, Livermore died in the town of Campton, New Hampshire, on July 1, 1853. He is interred at Trinity Churchyard, Holderness, New Hampshire.

References

  1. ^ Livermore, Arthur (1772). The New Hampshire Register and Farmer's Almanac. New Hampshire. p. 22.
  2. ISBN 9781610699327
    .
  3. ^ Livermore, Arthur (1918). Congressional serial set. United States. Government Printing Office. p. 812.

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Party political offices
Preceded by National Republican nominee for Governor of New Hampshire
1833 		Succeeded by
None
U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by Member of the
New Hampshire's At-large congressional district

1817-1821 		Succeeded by
Thomas Whipple, Jr.
U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by Member of the
New Hampshire's At-large congressional district

1823-1825 		Succeeded by
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