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==Legislative Career==

==Legislative Career==

He was a member of the 'Legislature which assembled a few days after the battle of Lexington; in 1777 was chosen Delegate to the Continental Congress; from 1780 to 1784 was a member of the Council of Connecticut, and then was appointed Judge of the Superior Court; in 1787 was a member of the convention which framed the Constitution of the United States; was Senator in Congress from 1789 to 1796, when he was appointed by Washington Chief-Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States. During his connection with the Senate, he urged that it was not expedient to attempt to fund the public debt at interest higher than four per cent. He also disagreed with the Secretary's proposal to leave one third of the debt unfunded for ten years.

He was a member of the 'Legislature which assembled a few days after the battle of Lexington; in 1777 was chosen Delegate to the Continental Congress; from 1780 to 1784 was a member of the Council of Connecticut, and then was appointed Judge of the Superior Court.  Ellsworth was a member of the convention which framed the Constitution of the United States, other members of the Connecticut delegation to the Convention were [[William Samuel Johnson]] and [[Roger Sherman]]. He also served as Senator in Congress from 1789 to 1796, when he was appointed by Washington Chief-Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States. During his connection with the Senate, he urged that it was not expedient to attempt to fund the public debt at interest higher than four per cent. He also disagreed with the Secretary's proposal to leave one third of the debt unfunded for ten years.

He received the degree of LL. D. from Yale College in 1790, from Dartmouth in 1797.<ref name=giddings />

He received the degree of LL. D. from Yale College in 1790, from Dartmouth in 1797.<ref name=giddings />