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In what state did Oliver Ellsworth play an important role in the ratifying convention?

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In Connecticut, he played (1788) an important role in the state ratifying convention. As U.S. senator (1789-96), he was a leader of the Federalists and largely drafted the bill that set up the federal judiciary and gave the U.S. Supreme Court the authority to review state supreme court decisions.

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