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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>http://www.senate.gov/artandhistory/history/common/generic/Featured_Bio_Ellsworth.htm</ref>
==Death==
==Later life and death==
Oliver Ellsworth moved into the family home, Elmwood, in 1782.<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=9fILAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA314 The Connecticut Magazine: An Illustrated Monthly, Volume 8]</ref>
Ellsworth died in his Windsor home on November 26, 1807, at the age of 63.<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=rVE6AwAAQBAJ&pg=PT182 Founding Federalist: The Life of Oliver Ellsworth]</ref>
Ellsworth died in his Windsor home on November 26, 1807, at the age of 63.<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=rVE6AwAAQBAJ&pg=PT182 Founding Federalist: The Life of Oliver Ellsworth]</ref>