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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]] at the beginning of the Quasi-War to take part in the Convention of 1800, a negotiatiation to prevent full-scale war with [[France]].  The treaty was signed on September 30th, 1800.

President [[George Washington]] appointed him Chief Justice (1796–1800) of the [[U.S. Supreme Court]] and in 1799, while serving, he traveled to [[Paris]] at the beginning of the [[Quasi-War]] to take part in the Convention of 1800, a negotiatiation to prevent full-scale war with [[France]].  The treaty was signed on September 30th, 1800.

[[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>

[[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>