New York, home of distinguished Americans Edward Livingston May 28, 1764 - May 23, 1836 U.S. Secretary of State 1831-33 Representative from New York 1795-1801 Mayor of New York City 1801-03 Representative from Louisiana 1823-29 Senator from Louisiana 1829-31 Minister to France 1833-35 Lived in a house on this site from 1784 to 1795 Plaque erected 1965 by The New York Community Trust