Ellsworth, Oliver, 1745-1807
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Name (Latin)
Ellsworth, Oliver, 1745-1807
Date of birth
1745-04-29
Date of death
1807-11-26
Gender
male
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Sources of Information
- Ellsworth, Oliver; born April 29, 1745, in Windsor, Connecticut; died November 26, 1807, in Windsor, Connecticut; Chief Justice, Supreme Court of the United States; confirmed by the Senate on March 4, 1796; service terminated on December 15, 1800, due to resignation; B.A., College of New Jersey (now Princeton University), 1766; read law, 1771; private practice, Windsor, Connecticut, 1771-1775; State representative, Connecticut, 1773-1775; private practice, Hartford, Connecticut, 1775-1784; State's attorney, Hartford, Connecticut, 1777-1785; Delegate, Continental Congress, 1778-1783; Member, Connecticut Council of Safety, 1779; Member, Connecticut Governor's Council, 1784-1785, 1801-1807; Judge, Connecticut Superior Court, 1784-1789; Delegate, Federal Constitutional Convention, 1787; U.S. senator from Connecticut, 1789-1796; Minister plenipotentiary to France, U.S. Department of State, 1799-1800 ( (Biographical directory of Article III federal judges, 1789-present, viewed December 26, 2024) )
- Who was who in America:Historical volume, 1607-1896, page 238 (Ellsworth, Oliver; chief justice, U.S. Supreme Court; born Windsor, Connecticut, April 29, 1745; died Windsor, Connecticut, November 26, 1807; B.A., Princeton, 1766; admitted to Connecticut bar, 1775; member Connecticut General Assembly from Windsor, 1775; state's attorney, Hartford County, Connecticut, 1777; member Connecticut Committee of the Pay Table, during Revolutionary War; delegate to Continental Congress, 1777-1783; member Connecticut Council of Safety, 1779; member Governor's Council, 1780-1784; judge Superior Court, 1784-1789; delegate to U.S. Constitutional Convention; member U.S. Senate, 1789-1796; 2nd chief justice U.S. Supreme Court, 1796-1799; commissioner to France, February-November 1799; member, Connecticut Governor's Council, 1801-1807)
- Brown, W. G. The life of Oliver Ellsworth ... 1905.