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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 />
President [[George Washington]] appointed him Chief Justice (1796–1800) of the [[U.S. Supreme Court]] and in 1799, while serving, he traveled to [[Paris]] to negotiate a treaty to prevent war with [[France]]. [[John Adams]] described Ellsworth as "the firmest pillar" of the federal government during its earliest years.<ref>http://www.senate.gov/artandhistory/history/common/generic/Featured_Bio_Ellsworth.htm</ref>
President [[George Washington]] appointed him Chief Justice (1796–1800) of the [[U.S. Supreme Court]] and in 1799, while serving, he traveled to [[Paris]] to negotiate a treaty to prevent war with [[France]]. [[John Adams]] described Ellsworth as "the firmest pillar" of the federal government during its earliest years.<ref>https://www.senate.gov/artandhistory/history/common/generic/Featured_Bio_Ellsworth.htm</ref>
==Later life and death==
==Later life and death==