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Oliver and Abigail Ellsworth by Ralph Earl. Ellsworth participated in the 1787 Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia as a delegate from Connecticut along with Roger Sherman and William Samuel Johnson. More than half of the 55 delegates were lawyers, eight of whom, including both Ellsworth and Sherman, had previous experience as judges ...
Apr 29, 2024 · Ellsworth was also a judge in Connecticut. Ellsworth played a very active role in the Constitutional Convention in 1787 in Philadelphia. According to Madison’s records, Ellsworth frequently spoke at the Convention. And Ellsworth won a debate over dropping the term “United States” from the official name of the federal government.
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. He was the third chief justice of the United States. (Read Britannica’s biography of this author, President John Kennedy.)
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. Having served in the Connecticut assembly and the Continental Congress, Ellsworth represented Connecticut at the Constitutional ...
In 1779, Ellsworth became a member of the Council of Safety for Connecticut, controlling all military measures for the state. In 1785, he became a judge of the Connecticut Supreme Court. Joining the Constitutional Convention in 1787, Ellsworth supported the movement to create a stronger central government.
Friday, June 29, 1787: The Convention Today Debate continued on the motion to have each state an equal vote in the lower house. After a hot debate the motion was defeated, Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, Delaware for, six opposed, Maryland divided. It was agreed that each state would not have an equal vote in the lower house.
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Oliver Ellsworth, 1796-1800. OLIVER ELLSWORTH was born on April 29, 1745, in Windsor, Connecticut. Ellsworth attended Yale College until the end of his sophomore year, and then transferred to the College of New Jersey (now Princeton University), where he was graduated in 1766. He read law in a law office for four years and was admitted to the ...
