Livingston T. Merchant

Livingston T. Merchant
5th and 7th United States Ambassador to Canada
In office
March 15, 1961  May 26, 1962
PresidentJohn F. Kennedy
Preceded byRichard B. Wigglesworth
Succeeded byWilliam Walton Butterworth
In office
May 23, 1956  November 6, 1958
PresidentDwight D. Eisenhower
Preceded byR. Douglas Stuart
Succeeded byRichard B. Wigglesworth
Acting United States Secretary of State
In office
January 20, 1961  January 21, 1961
PresidentJohn F. Kennedy
Preceded byChristian Herter
Succeeded byDean Rusk
2nd Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs
In office
December 4, 1959  January 31, 1961
PresidentDwight D. Eisenhower
John F. Kennedy
Preceded byRobert D. Murphy
Succeeded byGeorge C. McGhee
2nd and 4th Assistant Secretary of State for European Affairs
In office
November 18, 1958  August 20, 1959
PresidentDwight D. Eisenhower
Preceded byCharles Burke Elbrick
Succeeded byFoy D. Kohler
In office
March 16, 1953  May 6, 1956
PresidentDwight D. Eisenhower
Preceded byGeorge Walbridge Perkins Jr.
Succeeded byCharles Burke Elbrick
Personal details
Born
Livingston Tallmadge Merchant

(1903-11-23)November 23, 1903
New York City, New York, U.S.
DiedMay 15, 1976(1976-05-15) (aged 72)
Washington, D.C., U.S.
Resting placeOak Hill Cemetery
Spouse
Elizabeth Stiles
(m. 1927)
Children3
Parent(s)Huntington Wolcott Merchant
Mary Cornelia Tallmadge
EducationHotchkiss School
Alma materPrinceton University

Livingston Tallmadge Merchant (November 23, 1903 May 15, 1976) was a United States official and diplomat. He twice served as United States ambassador to Canada and was Under Secretary for Political Affairs from 1959 to 1961.