Leonidas F. Livingston

Leonidas Felix Livingston
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Georgia's 5th district
In office March 4, 1891 – March 3, 1911
Preceded by	John D. Stewart
Succeeded by	William S. Howard
Member of the Georgia House of Representatives
In office 1876–1877 1879–1881
Personal details
Born	(1832-04-03)April 3, 1832 Covington, Georgia, U.S.
Died	February 11, 1912(1912-02-11) (aged 79) Washington, D.C., U.S.
Resting place	Bethany Church Cemetery, Covington, Georgia, U.S.
Political party	Democratic
Military service
Allegiance	Confederate States of America
Branch/service	Confederate States Army
Years of service	August 1861–1865
Rank	Private

Leonidas Felix Livingston (April 3, 1832 – February 11, 1912) was an American Confederate States Army veteran who served 10 terms as a U.S. Representative from Georgia from 1891 to 1911.

Early life and political involvement

Born near Covington, Georgia, Livingston attended the common schools, and engaged in agricultural pursuits.

Civil War

He entered the Confederate States Army as a private in August 1861 and served throughout the American Civil War.

Early career

He resumed agricultural pursuits in Newton County, Georgia, serving as member of the Georgia House of Representatives in 1876, 1877, and 1879 to 1881, and in the Georgia State Senate in 1882 and 1883. He served as vice president of the Georgia State Agricultural Society for eleven years and president four years, and as president of the Georgia State Alliance for three years.

U.S. Congress

Livingston was elected as a Democrat to the Fifty-second and to the nine succeeding Congresses (March 4, 1891 – March 3, 1911).^[1] He was an unsuccessful candidate for renomination in 1910.

Later years and death

He again engaged in agricultural pursuits in Newton County. He died in Washington, D.C., on February 11, 1912, and was interred in Bethany Church Cemetery near Covington.

References

1. "S. Doc. 58-1 - Fifty-eighth Congress. (Extraordinary session -- beginning November 9, 1903.) Official Congressional Directory for the use of the United States Congress. Compiled under the direction of the Joint Committee on Printing by A.J. Halford. Special edition. Corrections made to November 5, 1903". GovInfo.gov. U.S. Government Printing Office. November 9, 1903. p. 16. Retrieved July 2, 2023.

 This article incorporates public domain material from the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress

External links

• United States Congress. "Leonidas F. Livingston (id: L000368)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.

U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by John D. Stewart	Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Georgia's 5th congressional district March 4, 1891 – March 3, 1911	Succeeded by William S. Howard