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    Chief justice of the United States from 1789 to 1795

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    John Jay (December 23 [O.S. December 12], 1745 – May 17, 1829) was an American statesman, diplomat, abolitionist, signatory of the Treaty of Paris, and a Founding Father of the United States. He served from 1789 to 1795 as the first chief justice of the United States and from 1795 to 1801 as the second governor of New York.

  2. Jan 28, 2010 · John Jay was an American statesman and Founding Father who served the United States in numerous government offices, including the Supreme Court where he served as the first chief justice.

  3. Jun 6, 2024 · 524 West 59th Street. New York, NY 10019. Main 212.237.8000. Undergraduate Admissions. admissions@jjay.cuny.edu. 212-237-8869. Graduate Admissions. graduateadmissions ...

  4. Apr 2, 2014 · John Jay was an American statesman and Founding Father who served in several government offices. Initially wary of the disruption that independence would bring, he soon devoted himself to the ...

  5. Jul 1, 2024 · John Jay was a Founding Father of the United States who served the new nation in both law and diplomacy. He established important judicial precedents as the first chief justice of the United States (1789–95) and negotiated the Jay Treaty of 1794, which settled major grievances with Great Britain

  6. John Jay, First Chief Justice of the United States. John Jay was a man of great achievement. During his lifetime he was a Founding Father, Signer of the Treaty of Paris, Second Governor of New York, and First Chief Justice of the United States. Jay was born in December of 1745 into a wealthy family of New York merchants and government officials.

  7. Dec 13, 2023 · John Jay. December 12, 1745–May 17, 1829. John Jay was a Founding Father and the First Chief Justice of the Supreme Court. Jay represented New York in the Continental Congress and was an author of the Federalist Papers. He wrote the Constitution of New York and served as Governor from 1795-1801. John Jay was a Founding Father and the first ...

  8. Feb 14, 2020 · John Jay, first Chief Justice of the U.S., age 49. Painted by Gilbert Stuart. Jay was too busy to pose, so he only sat long enough for Stuart to paint his head. Jay’s nephew posed for the rest. John Jay was born on December 12, 1745 in New York City to Peter Jay, a wealthy merchant. His parents had 7 children who lived to adulthood.

  9. John Jay was the 1st Chief Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court. He had previously served as the Secretary of Foreign Affairs, and he served as acting Secretary of State until March 1790. Jay was nominated on September 24, 1789 by President George Washington, who created the position of Chief Justice on the same day by signing the Judiciary Act of ...

  10. Born in 1745, John Jay showed great promise at a very young age, entering King's College (now Columbia University) at age fourteen. He graduated with highest honors in 1764 and was admitted to the bar to practice law in New York in 1768. As one of the most prominent members of the New York Committee of Correspondence, through which the colonies traded political ideas and information, Jay was ...

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