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'''Oliver Ellsworth''' (April 29, 1745 - November 26, 1807) was a 18th century [[Connecticut]] lawyer, [[founding fathers|Founding Father]], and the second chief justice of the [[U.S. Supreme Court]].<ref>http://www.paperadepts.com/biographies/Oliver_Ellsworth-32775.html</ref>  He served in the [[Continental Congress]] (1777–83) and was a major figure at the [[Constitutional Convention]] in 1787.<ref>http://www.biography.com/search/article.do?id=9286781</reF> Ellsworth was the author of the [[Judiciary Act ]](1789), which shaped the Supreme Court and established the [[federal]] judiciary, and the [[Connecticut Compromise]] (1789). The Connecticut Compromise has remained virtually unchanged for over two centuries, which pays tribute to Ellsworth's remarkable work.<ref> A History of the American People, Poul Johnson, pg. 102</ref>

'''Oliver Ellsworth''' (April 29, 1745 - November 26, 1807) was a 18th century [[Connecticut]] lawyer, [[founding fathers|Founding Father]], and the second chief justice of the [[U.S. Supreme Court]].<ref>http://www.paperadepts.com/biographies/Oliver_Ellsworth-32775.html</ref>  He served in the [[Continental Congress]] (1777–83) and was a major figure at the [[Constitutional Convention]] in 1787.<ref>http://www.biography.com/search/article.do?id=9286781</ref> Ellsworth was the author of the [[Judiciary Act ]](1789), which shaped the Supreme Court and established the [[federal]] judiciary, and the [[Connecticut Compromise]] (1789). The Connecticut Compromise has remained virtually unchanged for over two centuries, which pays tribute to Ellsworth's remarkable work.<ref>A History of the American People, Poul Johnson, pg. 102</ref>

==Early Life==

==Early life==

Oliver Ellsworth was the son of David and Jemimah Ellsworth, born at Windsor, Connecticut on the 29th day of April in the year 1745.<ref name=flanders>[https://books.google.com/books?id=Ub60K6aHNyQC&pg=PA57 The Life of Oliver Ellsworth], by Henry Flanders</ref>

Oliver Ellsworth was the son of David and Jemimah Ellsworth, born at Windsor, Connecticut on the 29th day of April in the year 1745.<ref name=flanders>[https://books.google.com/books?id=Ub60K6aHNyQC&pg=PA57 The Life of Oliver Ellsworth], by Henry Flanders</ref>

He was finally employed in a suit of some importance, and gained his case. His prospects brightened, clients gradually increased, he abandoned his little farm and moved to Hartford. He was soon appointed Attorney-General of the State, and held the office for several years.

He was finally employed in a suit of some importance, and gained his case. His prospects brightened, clients gradually increased, he abandoned his little farm and moved to Hartford. He was soon appointed Attorney-General of the State, and held the office for several years.

==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.  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 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.

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