Oliver Ellsworth

Biography of Oliver Ellsworth

Biographic Details

• Family Name (Surname): Ellsworth
• First Name: Oliver
• Date of Birth: April , 29 , 1745
• Place of Birth (POB): Windsor , Connecticut (US-CT, CT, 09, Conn., Ct.)
• Date of Death: November , 26 , 1807
• Place of Death (POD): Windsor , Connecticut (US-CT, CT, 09, Conn., Ct.)
• Gender Identity: Male
• Race or Ethnicity: White

Oliver Ellsworth Court Service Information

• Court Name: Supreme Court of the United States, Chief Justice
• Court Type: United States Supreme Court (USSC)
• Appointment under the Presidency of: George Washington (
• Judge Nomination vote date (as recorded in the Senate Executive Journal): 03/03/1796
• Seat vacated by: Rutledge , John
• Senate voice vote?: No
• Senate vote Yes/No: 21/One
• Senate vote Date (Confirmation Date): 03/04/1796
• Commission Date: 03/04/1796
• Date of Termination: 09/30/1800
• Termination of function of Judge (specific reason): Resignation

Oliver Ellsworth in the Law School

• Name of School: College of New Jersey (now Princeton University)
• Degree: Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)
• Law Degree Year: 1766

Second Law School Attendance

• Law Degree (Name of School): Read law
• Law Degree Year: 1771

Oliver Ellsworth Career Path

Employment:

• Private practice, Windsor, Connecticut, 1771-1775
• State representative, Connecticut, 1773-1775
• Private practice, Hartford, Connecticut, 1775-1784
• State's attorney, Hartford, Connecticut, 1777-1785
• Delegate, Continental Congress, 1778-1783
• Member, Connecticut Council of Safety, 1779
• Member, Connecticut Governor's Council, 1784-1785, 1801-1807
• Judge, Connecticut Superior Court, 1784-1789
• Delegate, Federal Constitutional Convention, 1787
• U.S. senator from Connecticut, 1789-1796
• Minister plenipotentiary to France, U.S. Department of State, 1799-1800
  

  Bankruptcy and Magistrate service

  Allotment as Circuit Justice:

• Southern Circuit, Spring 1796, Spring 1799
• Eastern Circuit, Spring 1797, Spring 1798-Fall 1798, Fall 1799

Resources

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