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Oliver Ellsworth (April 29, 1745 – November 26, 1807) was a Founding Father of the United States, attorney, jurist, politician, and diplomat. Ellsworth was a framer of the United States Constitution, United States senator from Connecticut, and the third chief justice of the United States.
Oliver Ellsworth (born April 29, 1745, Windsor, Conn., U.S.—died Nov. 26, 1807, Windsor) was an American statesman and jurist, chief author of the 1789 act establishing the U.S. federal court system.
Chief Justice of the United States. The third Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, Oliver Ellsworth was revolutionary against British rule and a drafter of the United States Constitution. Born in 1745, Ellsworth was the son of a well-connected Connecticut family.
17 de jun. de 2022 · Oliver Ellsworth, Connecticut. Oliver Ellsworth nació el día 29 de abril de 1745 en Windsor, CT, hijo del Capitán David y Jemima Ellsworth. Empezó a estudiar en Yale en 1762 pero luego se transfirió al Colegio de New Jersey (luego Princeton) al final de su segundo año de estudios.
Oliver Ellsworth was an attorney, lawmaker, and diplomat involved in some of the most celebrated achievements of the colonial period. Born in Windsor in 1745, he studied law and attended both Yale and the College of New Jersey (now known as Princeton) before being admitted to the bar in 1771.
One of the most influential senators of the First Federal Congress, Oliver Ellsworth was the principal author of the Judiciary Act of 1789, which established the federal judiciary and shaped the Supreme Court.
Oliver Ellsworth, (born April 29, 1745, Windsor, Conn.—died Nov. 26, 1807, Windsor), U.S. politician, diplomat, and jurist. He served in the Continental Congress (1777–83) and coauthored the Connecticut Compromise (1787), which resolved the issue of representation in Congress.
