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Henry Leavitt Ellsworth (November 10, 1791 – December 27, 1858) was a Yale-educated attorney who became the first Commissioner of the U.S. Patent Office, where he encouraged innovation by inventors Samuel F.B. Morse and Samuel Colt.
Henry Leavitt Ellsworth graduated from Yale in 1810. He studied law at Litchfield Law School, and in 1832 he was appointed Commissioner of Indian tribes in Arkansas and Oklahoma. In 1835, Ellsworth was elected mayor of Hartford, Connecticut, but only served one month.
Oct 4, 2019 · Henry Leavitt Ellsworth (1791-1858) served as the first Commissioner of the U.S. Patent Office from 1835 to 1845. He modernized the agency and was heavily involved in supporting inventors of the day.
- Nicole Evans Harris
- 2018
Henry Leavitt Ellsworth, 1791–1858, American agriculturist, b. Windsor, Conn., grad. Yale, 1810. His interests were varied. He was a lawyer, businessman, and farming enthusiast. In 1832 he made a trip west as one of the commissioners appointed to superintend the removal of Native Americans to what is now Oklahoma.
Henry Leavitt Ellsworth was the son of Chief Justice Oliver and Abigail (Wolcott) Ellsworth. He was also the twin brother of William Wolcott Ellsworth who attended the Litchfield Law School in 1811. Ellsworth was prepared for college by Nathan Johnson.
Bookplate: Gift of Chauncey Shafter Goodrich, 1931. Ellsworth's name is found only in v. 7, p. 11 in Gould's lecture on waste. Henry Leavitt Ellsworth's papers are in Sterling Library.
Henry Leavitt Ellsworth (November 10, 1791 – December 27, 1858) was a Yale-educated attorney who became the first Commissioner of the U.S. Patent Office, where he encouraged innovation by...
