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 Oliver Ellsworth - Windsor, CT Posted by:  neoc1
N 41° 51.534 W 072° 38.359
18T E 695943 N 4636804
The grave of colonial and American statesman, diplomat, and third Chief Justice of the United States Supreme Court Oliver Ellsworth is located in Palisado Cemetery in Windsor, CT.
Waymark Code: WMWJBD
Location: Connecticut, United States
Date Posted: 09/11/2017
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The grave of Oliver Ellsworth is marked by a 10' high by 4' square marble monument with a pyramid top and a base. Two sides of the base summarize the accomplishments of Oliver Ellsworth. They are inscribed:
To the memory of
OLIVER ELLSWORTH L.L.D.
An assistant in the Council and
a Judge of the Superior Court
of the State of Connecticut. A
member of the Convention which
formed and of the State Convention
of Connecticut which adopted
the Constitution of the United States.
Senator and Chief Justice
of the United States,
one of the Envoys Extraordinary
and Ministers Plenipotentiary
who made the convention of 1800
between the United States
and the French Republic.
Amiable and exemplary
in all the relations of the domestic
social, and Christian character
pre-eminently useful
in all the offices he sustained
whose great talents
under the guidance of
inflexible integrity,
consummate wisdom,
and enlightned zeal,
placed him among the first
of the Illustrious Statesmen,
who achieved the Independence,
and established the Government
of the American Republic
Born at Windsor April 29, 1715
and died Nov. 26, 1807.
Description:
Among the accomplishments of Oliver Ellsworth are:
Graduate of Yale College and Princeton Colleges
Admitted to the bar, practiced law in Connecticut
State attorney for Hartford County
Connecticut's representatives to the Continental Congress
Delegate to the Constitutional Convention
US Senator
Third Chief Justice of the United States Supreme Court.
US Envoy Extraordinary to France
Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
Ellsworth, Maine is named in his honor.
Date of birth: 04/29/1715
Date of death: 11/25/1807
Area of notoriety: Politics
Marker Type: Monument
Setting: Outdoor
Visiting Hours/Restrictions: daylight hours
Fee required?: No
Web site: [Web Link]
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