Livingston, Northman C.

Born in Claremont, New Hampshire, in 1862, Northman C. Livingston was the son of Sherman and Zilpha (Keith) Livingston. Reared in New Hampshire and Vermont, he pursued various commercial enterprises in Hartford, Vermont—including running a harness establishment, managing a furniture and undertaking business, assisting with a hotel, working in woolen mills, and operating a farm for seven years.

In 1907, Livingston relocated to California for his wife’s health, arriving in Raisin City, Fresno County, in 1908 after spending a year in Pasadena. He established a general merchandise store, later transitioning the business into a specialized hardware and implement establishment. The oldest merchant in Raisin City, Livingston also served as the town postmaster starting in 1908, managed the local telephone exchange, and maintained memberships in the Democratic Party and Woodstock Lodge No. 31, F. & A. M.