▁York ▁Col ony ▁Convention ▁ 1 7 7 5 , ▁New ▁York ▁Assembly man ▁ 1 7 7 6 , ▁New ▁York ▁State ▁Senator ▁ 1 7 7 7 . ▁Father - in - law ▁of ▁Stephen ▁Van ▁R ens sel a er ▁III . ▁ ▁William ▁Living ston ▁( 1 7 2 3 – 1 7 9 0 ), ▁De legate ▁to ▁the ▁Cont inental ▁Congress ▁from ▁New ▁Jersey ▁ 1 7 7 4 - 1 7 7 6 , ▁Governor ▁of ▁New ▁Jersey ▁ 1 7 7 6 - 1 7 9 0 . ▁Bro ther ▁of ▁Philip ▁Living ston . ▁ ▁R uf us ▁King ▁( 1 7 5 5 – 1 8 2 7 ), ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Massachusetts ▁General ▁Court ▁ 1 7 8 3 - 1 7 8 5 , ▁De legate ▁to ▁the ▁Cont inental ▁Congress ▁from ▁Massachusetts ▁ 1 7 8 4 - 1 7 8 7 , ▁delegate ▁to ▁the ▁Philadelphia ▁Convention , ▁New ▁York ▁Assembly man , ▁U . S . ▁Senator ▁from ▁New ▁York ▁ 1 7 8 9 - 1 7 9 6 ▁ 1 8 1 3 - 1 8 2 5 , ▁candidate ▁for ▁Vice ▁President ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁ 1 8 0 4 ▁ 1 8 0 8 ▁candidate ▁for ▁President ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁ 1 8 1 6 , ▁U . S . ▁Minister ▁to ▁Great ▁Britain ▁ 1 8 2 5 - 1 8 2 6 . ▁Son - in - law ▁of ▁John