Oliver Ellsworth
| Oliver Ellsworth | |
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| 3rd Chief Justice of the Supreme Court | |
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In office March 8, 1796 – December 15, 1800 |
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| Nominated by | George Washington |
| Preceded by | John Rutledge |
| Succeeded by | John Marshall |
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United States Senator from Connecticut |
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In office March 4, 1789 – March 8, 1796 |
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| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | James Hillhouse |
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April 29, 1745 Windsor, Connecticut, British America |
| Died | November 26, 1807 (aged 62) Windsor, Connecticut, U.S. |
| Political party | Federalist |
| Spouse(s) | Abigail Wolcott |
| Children | 9 |
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Yale University Princeton University (BA) |
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Oliver Ellsworth (April 29, 1745 – November 26, 1807) was an American lawyer and politician, a revolutionary against British rule, a drafter of the United States Constitution, United States Senator from Connecticut, and the third Chief Justice of the Supreme Court. While at the Federal Convention, Ellsworth moved to strike the word National from the motion made by Edmund Randolph of Virginia. Randolph had moved successfully to call the government the National Government of United States. Ellsworth moved that the government should continue to be called the United States Government.
Ellsworth was born in Windsor, Connecticut, to Capt. David and Jemima (née Leavitt) Ellsworth. He entered Yale in 1762, but transferred to the College of New Jersey (later Princeton) at the end of his second year. He continued to study theology and, while attending, helped found the American Whig–Cliosophic Society along with Aaron Burr and William Paterson. He received his A.B. degree, Phi Beta Kappa after 2 years. Soon afterward, however, Ellsworth turned to the law. After four years of study, he was admitted to the bar in 1771 and later became a successful lawyer and politician.
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