Oliver Ellsworth

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American Founding Father Chief Justice of the United States human judge lawyer statesman

Oliver Ellsworth was an American Founding Father, influential framer of the U.S. Constitution, and the third Chief Justice of the United States.

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	American Founding Father → Chief Justice of the United States → human → judge → lawyer → statesman →
appointedBy	George Washington →
burialPlace	Ellsworth Family Cemetery, Windsor, Connecticut →
causeOfDeath	infectious disease →
countryOfCitizenship	United States of America →
dateOfBirth	1745-04-29 →
dateOfDeath	1807-11-26 →
educatedAt	College of New Jersey → Princeton University →
familyName	Ellsworth →
givenName	Oliver →
honoredIn	Ellsworth Air Force Base → Ellsworth, Maine NERFINISHED →
knownFor	co-authoring the Judiciary Act of 1789 → role in drafting the United States Constitution → service as third Chief Justice of the United States →
memberOfPoliticalParty	Federalist Party →
notableWork	Judiciary Act of 1789 →
numberOfChildren	9 →
occupation	judge → lawyer → politician →
officeEnd	1800-12-15 →
officeStart	1796-03-08 →
participantIn	American Revolutionary era politics → Constitutional Convention of 1787 →
placeOfBirth	British America → Windsor, Connecticut Colony →
placeOfDeath	Windsor, Connecticut, United States →
positionHeld	Chief Justice of the United States → Delegate to the Constitutional Convention → Delegate to the Continental Congress → Member of the Connecticut General Assembly → United States Senator →
predecessor	John Rutledge →
religion	Congregationalism →
represented	Connecticut →
sexOrGender	male →
signature	signature of Oliver Ellsworth →
spouse	Abigail Wolcott →
successor	John Marshall →
workLocation	Hartford, Connecticut NERFINISHED → New York City, New York NERFINISHED → Philadelphia, Pennsylvania →

Referenced by (2)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Framers of the United States Constitution →	notableMember
Great Compromise →	significantParticipant