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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 an 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==