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Livingstone, William

Born
1844
Birthplace
Dundas, Ontario
Titles and Honors
1902-1925 - Founder and director of the Lake Carriers Association
1900-1925 - President, Dime Savings Bank
President, Michigan Navigational Company
President, Percheron Steam Navigation Company
1874 - State rep. for Wayne County
Notes
His efforts to improve navigation on the Great Lakes were memorialized by the Livingstone Lighthouse, on the east end of Belle Isle, and the Livingstone Channel at the southern end of the Detroit River.
(Note: William Livingstone papers located at Bentley Library and within Florence Livingstone Odell Ledyard collection at Burton Historical Collection.)
Occupation
- Businessman, banker, newspaper publisher, and proponent of safety and efficiency in commercial Great Lakes shipping.
- Lobbied successfully for congressional funding to create a shipping channel in the lower Detroit River.
1880 - Founded Michigan Navigation Company
1884 - Founded Dime Savings Bank
1885-1901 - Owned Detroit Evening Journal
Publications
Ref: The Book of Detroiters, 1914.

"Notes on the Livingstone Family of Lanark, Scotland, and Detroit, Michigan and Related Families" (in Bentley collection)
Father
William Livingstone
Mother
Helen Stevenson
Spouse
Susan Downie, m. June 1864/6, Detroit.
Children
William Allan
Margaret
Helen E.
Robert B.
Susie A.
Seabourne R.
Florence M. (Mrs. John Odell, 1882-1969)

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