Oliver Ellsworth

Oliver Ellsworth

April 29, 1745 โ€“ November 26, 1807

Oliver Ellsworth (1745-1807) was an American Founding Father, attorney, jurist, and diplomat who was the third chief justice of the United States. He was a framer of the United States Constitution, playing a role in fashioning the Connecticut Compromise and serving on the Committee of Detail, though he left the convention without signing the document. He served as a U.S. senator from Connecticut from 1789 to 1796 and was the chief author of the Judiciary Act of 1789.

Offices held

Mar 4, 1789 โ€“ Mar 8, 1796
Mar 8, 1796 โ€“ Dec 15, 1800
Preceded by
John Rutledge
Succeeded by
John Marshall

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