Oliver Ellsworth
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Oliver Ellsworth was a Founding Father of the United States, attorney, jurist, politician, and diplomat. Ellsworth was a framer of the United States Constitution, United States senator from Connecticu
Portrait by Ralph Earl, 1785
Oliver and Abigail Ellsworth by Ralph Earl
Letter from Ellsworth to George Washington wishing former president "a most respectful and most cordial farewell," March 1797
Ellsworth's gravesite
John Marshall
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John Marshall was an American statesman, jurist, and Founding Father who served as the fourth chief justice of the United States from 1801 until his death in 1835. He remains the longest-serving chief
Oliver Ellsworth
…an envoy to France from 1799 to 1800, signing the Convention of 1800 to settle the hostilities of the Quasi-War. He was succeeded as chief justice by John Marshall. He subsequently served on the Connecticut Governor's Council until his death in 1807. Ellsworth was born in Windsor, Connecticut, to Capt. David and…
Portrait by Henry Inman, c. 1832
Marshall's birthplace monument in Germantown, Virginia
Hollow House
Marshall's House in Richmond, Virginia