See also:

• OLIVER, ISAAC (c. 1566--1617)
• OLIVER, PETER (1594-1648)

OLIVER See also:

• ELLSWORTH
• OLIVER ELLSWORTH (1745–1807)

ELLSWORTH (1745–1807)  , See also:

• AMERICAN

American statesman and jurist, was See also:

• HORN
• HORN (a common Teutonic word, cognate with Lat. cornu; cf. Gr. Kipas)
• HORN (Lat. cornu; corresponding terms being Fr. cor, trompe; Ger. Horn; Ital. corno)
• HORN, ARVID BERNHARD, COUNT (1664-1742)
• HORN, PHILIP DE MONTMORENCY, COUNT

horn at See also:

• WINDSOR
• WINDSOR (properly NEw WINDSOR)

Windsor, See also:

• CONNECTICUT

Connecticut, on the 29th of See also:

• APRIL

April 1745 . He studied at Yale and See also:

• PRINCETON

Princeton, graduating from the latter in 1766, studied See also:

• THEOLOGY

theology for a See also:

• YEAR

year, then See also:

• LAW
• LAW (0. Eng. lagu, M. Eng. lawe; from an old Teutonic root lag, " lie," what lies fixed or evenly; cf. Lat. lex, Fr. loi)
• LAW, JOHN (1671—1729)
• LAW, WILLIAM (1686-1761)

law, and began to practise at See also:

• HARTFORD

Hartford in 1771 . He was See also:

• STATE
• STATE, GREAT OFFICERS OF

state's See also:

• ATTORNEY (from O. Fr. atorne, a person appointed to act for another, from atourner, legal Lat. attornare, attorn, literally to turn over to another or commit business to another)

attorney for Hartford See also:

• COUNTY (through Norm. Fr. comae, cf. O. Fr. cunte, conk', Mod. Fr. comae, from Lat. comitatus, cf. Ital. comitato, Prov. comtat; see COUNT)

county from 1777 to 1785, and achieved extraordinary success at the See also:

• BAR
• BAR (0. Fr. barre, Late Lat. barra, origin unknown)
• BAR, CONFEDERATION OF
• BAR, FRANCOIS DE (1538-1606)
• BAR, THE

bar, amassing what was for his See also:

• DAY (O. Eng. dreg, Ger. Tag; according to the New English Dictionary, " in no way related to the Lat. dies")
• DAY, JOHN (1574-1640?)
• DAY, THOMAS (1748-1789)

day a large See also:

• FORTUNE, ROBERT (1813-188o)

fortune . From 1773 to 1775 he represented the See also:

• TOWN

town of Windsor in the See also:

• GENERAL
• GENERAL (Lat. generalis, of or relating to a genus, kind or class)

general See also:

• ASSEMBLY, UNLAWFUL

assembly of Connecticut, and in the latter year became a member of the important See also:

• COMMISSION (from Lat. commissio, committere)

commission known as the " Pay Table," which supervised the See also:

• COLONY (Lat. colonia, from colonus, a cultivator)

colony's expenditures for military purposes during the See also:

• WAR
• WAR (O. Eng. werre, Fr. guerre, of Teutonic origin; cf. O.H.G. werran, to confound)

War of See also:

• INDEPENDENCE
• INDEPENDENCE, DECLARATION OF
• INDEPENDENCE, WAR OF

Independence . In 1779 he again sat in the assembly, this See also:

• TIME (0. Eng. Lima, cf. Icel. timi, Swed. timme, hour, Dan. time; from the root also seen in " tide," properly the time of between the flow and ebb of the sea, cf. O. Eng. getidan, to happen, " even-tide," &c.; it is not directly related to Lat. tempus)
• TIME, MEASUREMENT OF
• TIME, STANDARD

time representing Hartford . From 1777 to 1783 he was a member of the See also:

• CONTINENTAL

Continental See also:

• CONGRESS (Lat. congressus, coming together, from congredi; cum, with, and gradus, step)

Congress, and in this See also:

• BODY

body he served on three important committees, the marine See also:

• COMMITTEE (from commute, an Anglo-Fr. past participle of commettre, Lat. committere, to entrust; the modern Fr. equivalent comite is derived from the Eng.)

committee, the See also:

• BOARD (O. Eng. bord)

board of See also:

• TREASURY

treasury, and the committee of appeals, the predecessors respectively of the See also:

• NAVY

navy and treasury departments and the Supreme See also:

• COURT
• COURT (from the O. Fr. court, Late Lat. cortis, curtis, a popular form of class. Lat. cohors, gen. cohortis; the mod. Fr. form tour is due to the influence of the Lat. curia, the word used in medieval documents to translate " court " in the feudal sense)
• COURT, ANTOINE (1696-176o)

Court under the Federal Constitution . From 178o to 1785 he was a member of the See also:

• GOVERNOR (from the Fr. gouverneur, from gouverner, O. Fr. governer, Lat. gubernare, to steer a ship, to direct, guide)

governor's See also:

• COUNCIL (Lat. concilium, from cum, together, and the root cal, to call)

council of Connecticut, which, with,the See also:

• LOWER

lower See also:

• HOUSE
• HOUSE (O. Eng. hiss, a word common to Teutonic languages, cf. Dut. huis, Ger. Haus; in Gothic it is only found in gudhiss, a temple; it may be ultimately connected with the root of " hide," conceal)

house before 1784 and alone from 1784 to 1807, constituted a supreme court of errors; and from 1785 to 1789 he was a See also:

• JUDGE (Lat. judex, Fr. juge)

judge of the state See also:

• SUPERIOR

superior court . In 1787, with See also:

• ROGER (d. 1139)
• ROGER (d. 1181)

Roger See also:

• SHERMAN
• SHERMAN, JOHN (x823-1900)
• SHERMAN, ROGER (1721–1793)

Sherman and See also:

• WILLIAM
• WILLIAM (1143-1214)
• WILLIAM (1227-1256)
• WILLIAM (1J33-1584)
• WILLIAM (A.S. Wilhelm, O. Norse Vilhidlmr; O. H. Ger. Willahelm, Willahalm, M. H. Ger. Willehelm, Willehalm, Mod.Ger. Wilhelm; Du. Willem; O. Fr. Villalme, Mod. Fr. Guillaume; from " will," Goth. vilja, and " helm," Goth. hilms, Old Norse hidlmr, meaning
• WILLIAM (c. 1130-C. 1190)
• WILLIAM, 13TH

William See also:

• SAMUEL

Samuel See also:

• JOHNSON, ANDREW
• JOHNSON, ANDREW (1808–1875)
• JOHNSON, BENJAMIN (c. 1665-1742)
• JOHNSON, EASTMAN (1824–1906)
• JOHNSON, REVERDY (1796–1876)
• JOHNSON, RICHARD (1573–1659 ?)
• JOHNSON, RICHARD MENTOR (1781–1850)
• JOHNSON, SAMUEL (1709-1784)
• JOHNSON, SIR THOMAS (1664-1729)
• JOHNSON, SIR WILLIAM (1715–1774)
• JOHNSON, THOMAS

Johnson (1727—1819), he was one of Connecticut's delegates to the constitutional See also:

• CONVENTION (Lat. conventio, an assembly or agreement, from convenire, to come together)
• CONVENTION, THE NATIONAL

convention at See also:

• PHILADELPHIA

Philadelphia, in which his services were numerous and important . In particular, when disagreement seemed inevitable on the question of See also:

• REPRESENTATION

representation, he, with Roger Sherman, proposed what is known as the " Connecticut See also:

• COMPROMISE (pronounced compromize; through Fr. from Lat. compromittere)

Compromise," by which the Federal legislature was made to consist of two houses, the upper having equal representation from each state, the lower being chosen on the basis of See also:

• POPULATION (Lat. populus, people; populare, to populate)

population . See also:

• ELLSWORTH
• ELLSWORTH, OLIVER (1745–1807)

Ellsworth also made a determined stand against a See also:

• NATIONAL

national See also:

• PAPER
• PAPER (Fr. papier, from Lat. papyrus)

paper currency . Being compelled to leave the convention before its See also:

• ADJOURNMENT (through the French from the Late Lat. adjurnare, to put off until or summon for another day)

adjournment, he did not sign the See also:

• INSTRUMENT (Lat. instrumentum, from insincere, to build up, furnish, arrange, prepare)

instrument, but used his See also:

• INFLUENCE (Late Lat. influentia, from influere, to flow in)

influence to secure its ratification by his native state . From 1789 to 1796 he was one of the first senators from Connecticut under the new Constitution .

In the See also:

• SENATE (Lat. senatus, from root sen-, as in senex, old; the root is the Sanskrit sana, cf. Gr. 'vos; the same element appears in senor, seigneur, seneschal)

senate he was looked upon as See also:

• PRESIDENT (Fr. president, from Lat. praesidens, post-Augustan Lat. for praeses, director, ruler, from praesidere, to sit in front of, preside)

President See also:

• WASHINGTON
• WASHINGTON (or WASHINGTON COURT HOUSE)
• WASHINGTON, BOOKER TALIAFERRO (c. 1859– )
• WASHINGTON, BUSHROD (1762-1829)
• WASHINGTON, GEORGE (1732-1799)

Washington's See also:

• PERSONAL

personal spokesman and as the See also:

• LEADER, BENJAMIN WILLIAMS (1831– )

leader of the See also:

• ADMINISTRATION (Lat. administrare, to serve)

Administration party . His most important service to his See also:

• COUNTRY (from the Mid. Eng. contre or contrie, and O. Fr. cuntree; Late Lat. contrata, showing the derivation from contra, opposite, over against, thus the tract of land which fronts the sight, cf. Ger. Gegend, neighbourhood)

country was without a doubt in connexion with the See also:

• ESTABLISHMENT (0. Fr. establissement, Fr. etablissement, late Norm. Fr. establishement, from O. Fr. establir, Fr. etablir, Lat. stabilire, to make stable)

establishment of the Federal judiciary . As chairman of the committee having the See also:

• MATTER

matter in See also:

• CHARGE
• CHARGE (through the Fr. from the Late Lat. carricare, to load in a carrus or wagon; cf. " cargo ")

charge, he drafted the See also:

• BILL

bill by the enactment of which the See also:

• SYSTEM

system of Federal courts, almost as it is to-day, was established . He also took a leading See also:

• PART

part in the senate in securing the passage of See also:

• LAWS

laws for funding the national See also:

• DEBT (Lat. debitum, a thing owed)

debt, assuming the state debts and establishing a See also:

• UNITED

United States See also:

• BANK

bank . It was Ellsworth who suggested to Washington the sending of See also:

• JOHN
• JOHN (1167–1216)
• JOHN (1290-c. 1320)
• JOHN (1296-1346)
• JOHN (1371–1419)
• JOHN (1468-1532)
• JOHN (1801-1873)
• JOHN (Heb. llni')
• JOHN (ZAPOLYA) (1487-1540)
• JOHN, 4TH MARQUESS OF TWEEDDALE (c. 1695-1762)
• JOHN, DON (1545-1578)
• JOHN, DON (1629–1679)
• JOHN, GOSPEL OF ST
• JOHN, or HAYS (1513–1571)
• JOHN, THE APOSTLE
• JOHN, THE EPISTLES OF

John See also:

• JAY (Fr. geai)
• JAY, JOHN (1745-1829)
• JAY, WILLIAM (1769-1853)

Jay to See also:

• ENGLAND
• ENGLAND, THE CHURCH OF

England to negotiate a new treaty with See also:

• GREAT

Great See also:

• BRITAIN (Gr. Hperavuml vi7vot, Bperravia; Lat. Britannia, rarely Britannia)

Britain, and he probably did more than any other See also:

• MAN
• MAN, ISLE OF (anc. Mona)

man to induce the senate, despite widespread and violent opposition, to ratify that treaty when negotiated . By President Washington's See also:

• APPOINTMENT, POWER OF

appointment he be-came See also:

• CHIEF (from Fr. chef, head, Lat. caput)

chief See also:

• JUSTICE (Lat. justitia)

justice of the Supreme Court of the United States in See also:

• MARCH
• MARCH (1) (from Fr. marcher, to walk; the earliest sense in French appears to be " to trample," and the origin has usually been found in the Lat. marcus, hammer; Low Lat. marcare, to hammer; hence to beat the road with the regular tread of a soldier: cf.
• MARCH, AUZIAS (c. "1395-1458)
• MARCH, EARLS OF
• MARCH, FRANCIS ANDREW (1825– )

March 1796, and in 1799 President John See also:

• ADAMS
• ADAMS, ANDREW LEITH (1827-1882)
• ADAMS, CHARLES FRANCIS (1807-1886)
• ADAMS, HENRY (1838— )
• ADAMS, HENRY CARTER (1852— )
• ADAMS, HERBERT (i858— )
• ADAMS, HERBERT BAXTER (1850—1901)
• ADAMS, JOHN (1735–1826)
• ADAMS, JOHN QUINCY (1767-1848)
• ADAMS, SAMUEL (1722-1803)
• ADAMS, THOMAS (d. c. 1655)
• ADAMS, WILLIAM (d. 162o)

Adams sent him, with William Vans See also:

• MURRAY
• MURRAY (or MORAY), EARLS OF
• MURRAY (or MORAY), JAMES STUART, EARL OF (c. 1531-1570)
• MURRAY (or MORAY), SIR ROBERT (c. 1600-1673)
• MURRAY, ALEXANDER STUART (1841-1904)
• MURRAY, DAVID (1849– )
• MURRAY, EUSTACE CLARE GRENVILLE (1824–1881)
• MURRAY, JAMES (c. 1719-1794)
• MURRAY, JOHN
• MURRAY, JOHN (1778–1820)
• MURRAY, LINDLEY (1745–1826)
• MURRAY, LORD GEORGE (1694–1760)
• MURRAY, SIR JAMES AUGUSTUS HENRY (1837– )
• MURRAY, SIR JOHN (1841– )

Murray (1762—1803) and William R . Davie (1756-1820), to negotiate a new treaty with See also:

• FRANCE
• FRANCE, ANATOLE (1844– )

France . It was largely through the influence of Ellsworth, who took the See also:

• PRINCIPAL

principal part in the negotiations, that See also:

• NAPOLEON

Napoleon consented to a convention, of the 3oth of See also:

• SEPTEMBER (Lat. septem, seven)

September 1800, which secured for citizens of the United States their See also:

• SHIPS

ships captured by France but not Yet condemned as prizes, provided for freedom of See also:

• COMMERCE
• COMMERCE (Lat. commercium, from, cum, together, and rnerx, merchandise)

commerce between the two nations, stipulated that " See also:

• FREE

free ships shall give a freedom to goods," and contained provisions favourable to neutral commerce . While he was abroad, failing See also:

• HEALTH

health compelled him (1800) to resign the chief-justiceship, and after some months in England he returned to See also:

• AMERICA

America in 1801 . In 1803 he was again elected to the governor's council, and in 1807, on the reorganization of the Connecticut judiciary, was appointed chief justice of the new Supreme Court . He never took See also:

• OFFICE (from Lat. officium, " duty," " service," a shortened form of opifacium, from facere, " to do," and either the stem of opes, " wealth," " aid," or opus, " work ")

office, however, but died at his See also:

• HOME
• HOME, DANIEL DUNGLAS (1833-1886)
• HOME, EARLS OF

home in Windsor on the 27th of See also:

• NOVEMBER (Lat. novem, nine)

November 1807 . See W .

G . See also:

• BROWN
• BROWN, CHARLES BROCKDEN (1771-181o)
• BROWN, FORD MADOX (1821-1893)
• BROWN, FRANCIS (1849- )
• BROWN, GEORGE (1818-188o)
• BROWN, HENRY KIRKE (1814-1886)
• BROWN, JACOB (1775–1828)
• BROWN, JOHN (1715–1766)
• BROWN, JOHN (1722-1787)
• BROWN, JOHN (1735–1788)
• BROWN, JOHN (1784–1858)
• BROWN, JOHN (1800-1859)
• BROWN, JOHN (1810—1882)
• BROWN, JOHN GEORGE (1831— )
• BROWN, ROBERT (1773-1858)
• BROWN, SAMUEL MORISON (1817—1856)
• BROWN, SIR GEORGE (1790-1865)
• BROWN, SIR JOHN (1816-1896)
• BROWN, SIR WILLIAM, BART
• BROWN, THOMAS (1663-1704)
• BROWN, THOMAS (1778-1820)
• BROWN, THOMAS EDWARD (1830-1897)
• BROWN, WILLIAM LAURENCE (1755–1830)

Brown's See also:

• OLIVER, ISAAC (c. 1566--1617)
• OLIVER, PETER (1594-1648)

Oliver Ellsworth (New See also:

• YORK
• YORK (HOUSE OF)
• YORK, EDMUND OF LANGLEY, DUKE OF (1341-1402)
• YORK, EDWARD
• YORK, FREDERICK AUGUSTUS, DUKE OF (1763-1827)
• YORK, RICHARD, DUKE

York, 1905), an excellent See also:

• BIOGRAPHY (from the Gr. (3ios, life, and yp&4 , writing)

biography . There is also an appreciative See also:

• ACCOUNT
• ACCOUNT (through O. Fr. acont, Late Lat. comptum, cornputare, to calculate)

account of Ellsworth's See also:

• LIFE

life and See also:

• WORK

work in H . C . See also:

• LODGE
• LODGE, EDMUND (1756-1839)
• LODGE, H
• LODGE, HENRY CABOT (1850– )
• LODGE, SIR OLIVER JOSEPH (1851– )
• LODGE, THOMAS (c. 1558–1625)

Lodge's A Fighting See also:

• FRIGATE

Frigate, and Other Essays and Addresses (New York, 1902), which contains in an appendix an interesting See also:

• LETTER (through Fr. lettre from Lat. littera or litera, letter of the alphabet; the origin of the Latin word is obscure; it has probably no connexion with the root of linere, to smear, i.e. with wax, for an inscription with a stilus)

letter by Senator See also:

• GEORGE
• GEORGE, 8TH MARQUESS OF TWEEDDALE (1787-1876)
• GEORGE, HENRY (1839—1897)
• GEORGE, LAKE
• GEORGE, SAINT (d. 303)

George F . See also:

• HOAR, SAMUEL (1778-1856)

Hoar concerning Ellsworth's work in the constitutional convention .