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Henry Leavitt Ellsworth (November 10, 1791 – December 27, 1858) was a Yale-educated attorney who became the first Commissioner of the U.S. Patent Office, where he encouraged innovation by inventors Samuel F.B. Morse and Samuel Colt.
Henry Leavitt Ellsworth graduated from Yale in 1810. He studied law at Litchfield Law School, and in 1832 he was appointed Commissioner of Indian tribes in Arkansas and Oklahoma. In 1835, Ellsworth was elected mayor of Hartford, Connecticut, but only served one month. In 1835, he was appointed U.S. Commissioner of Patents, remaining until 1845.
Henry Leavitt Ellsworth (10 de noviembre de 1791 - 27 de diciembre de 1858) fue un abogado educado en Yale que se convirtió en el primer Comisionado de la Oficina de Patentes de EE. UU., donde alentó la innovación de los inventores Samuel FB Morse y Samuel Colt .
Henry Leavitt Ellsworth was the son of Chief Justice Oliver and Abigail (Wolcott) Ellsworth. He was also the twin brother of William Wolcott Ellsworth who attended the Litchfield Law School in 1811. Ellsworth was prepared for college by Nathan Johnson.
views 1,635,168 updated. Henry Leavitt Ellsworth, 1791–1858, American agriculturist, b. Windsor, Conn., grad. Yale, 1810. His interests were varied. He was a lawyer, businessman, and farming enthusiast. In 1832 he made a trip west as one of the commissioners appointed to superintend the removal of Native Americans to what is now Oklahoma.
An agriculturalist and a federal functionary, he has been called the father of the U.S. Department of Agriculture. From the description of Circular, 1837. (Indiana Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 28315163. Ellsworth was the first United States commissioner of patents.
4 de oct. de 2019 · FIRST COMMISSIONER OF THE U.S. PATENT OFFICE. Henry Leavitt Ellsworth (1791-1858) served as the first Commissioner of the U.S. Patent Office from 1835 to 1845. He modernized the agency and was heavily involved in supporting inventors of the day. He made the decision to issue a patent to Samuel Colt for his revolver and persuaded ...
