Henry Livingston Jr., Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Henry Livingston Jr.

American farmer, revolutionary officer, justice of the peace, and poet

Date of Birth: 13-Oct-1748

Place of Birth: Poughkeepsie, New York, United States

Date of Death: 29-Feb-1828

Profession: judge, writer, businessperson, poet

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Libra


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About Henry Livingston Jr.

  • Henry Beekman Livingston Jr.
  • (October 13, 1748 – February 29, 1828) has been proposed as being the uncredited author of the poem A Visit from St.
  • Nicholas, more popularly known (after its first line) as The Night Before Christmas.
  • Credit for the poem was taken in 1837 by Clement Clarke Moore, a Bible scholar in New York City, nine years after Livingston's death.
  • It was not until another twenty years that the Livingston family knew of Moore's claim, and it was not until 1900 that they went public with their own claim.
  • Since then, the question has been repeatedly raised and argued by experts on both sides.

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