Chief Justice Oliver Ellsworth
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Chief Justice Oliver Ellsworth was the third Chief Justice of the United States Supreme Court and a key framer of the U.S. Constitution who helped shape the early federal judiciary.
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| Chief Justice Oliver Ellsworth canonical | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
Chief Justice of the United States
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human ⓘ |
| appointedBy | George Washington NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Ellsworth family cemetery, Windsor, Connecticut NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1745-04-29 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1807-11-26 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
College of New Jersey (Princeton University)
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Yale College NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| endTime |
1796-03-08 (as U.S. Senator from Connecticut)
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1800-12-15 (as Chief Justice of the United States) ⓘ |
| familyName | Ellsworth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | Oliver NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| honorificTitle | Chief Justice Oliver Ellsworth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
co-authoring the Judiciary Act of 1789
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framing the structure of the early federal judiciary ⓘ role as a framer of the U.S. Constitution ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Committee of Detail of the Constitutional Convention
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Connecticut General Assembly NERFINISHED ⓘ Continental Congress NERFINISHED ⓘ Federalist Party NERFINISHED ⓘ United States Senate ⓘ |
| nominatedBy | George Washington NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork | Judiciary Act of 1789 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
diplomat
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jurist ⓘ politician ⓘ |
| participantIn |
American Revolutionary era politics
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Constitutional Convention of 1787 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Windsor, Connecticut Colony NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Windsor, Connecticut, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Chief Justice of the Connecticut Supreme Court of Errors
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Chief Justice of the United States NERFINISHED ⓘ Delegate to the Continental Congress ⓘ Member of the Connecticut Council of Assistants ⓘ Member of the Connecticut General Assembly ⓘ United States Senator ⓘ |
| precededBy | John Rutledge (as Chief Justice of the United States) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Congregationalism ⓘ |
| residence | Windsor, Connecticut NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| signature | Signature of Oliver Ellsworth ⓘ |
| spouse | Abigail Wolcott Ellsworth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startTime |
1789-03-04 (as U.S. Senator from Connecticut)
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1796-03-08 (as Chief Justice of the United States) ⓘ |
| stateRepresentedInSenate | Connecticut NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| succeededBy | John Marshall (as Chief Justice of the United States) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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