Oliver Ellsworth
U.S. Congressperson
1745 – 1807
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Who was Oliver Ellsworth?
Oliver Ellsworth was an American lawyer and politician, a revolutionary against British rule, a drafter of the United States Constitution, United States Senator from Connecticut, and the third Chief Justice of the United States. While at the Federal Convention, Ellsworth moved to strike the word National from the motion made by Edmund Randolph of Virginia. Randolph had moved successfully to call the government the National Government of United States. Ellsworth moved that the government should continue to be called the United States Government.
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- Born
- Apr 29, 1745
Windsor - Spouses
- Abigail Wolcott
(1772 - )
- Abigail Wolcott
- Children
- Religion
- Congregational church
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Education
- Princeton University
- Yale University
- Lived in
- Hartford
- Died
- Nov 26, 1807
Windsor
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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