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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.
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Born in New York City in 1745, John Jay came from a wealthy merchant family whose ancestors included French Huguenots. He began his career as a lawyer in 1764 after graduating from the newly established King’s College, now Columbia University. He soon become prominent in New York politics and was elected to the first Continental Congress in 1774 as...
In 1782, Jay joined the five-member peace commission tasked with negotiating a peace treaty with Great Britain after the American-French victory at Yorktown ended the fighting in the American colonies. Two of the members of the commission, Henry Laurens and Thomas Jefferson, did not participate, leaving three men—Jay, Benjamin Franklin and John Ada...
After the American Revolution, Jay believed in a stronger central government than that created by the Articles of the Confederation, the first constitution of the United States. Jay, along with Alexander Hamilton and James Madison, wrote a series of essays under the pseudonym “Publius” in 1787 and 1788 promoting the ratification of a new U.S. Const...
George Washington appointed John Jay the first Chief Justice of the United States Supreme Courtin 1789. Unlike today’s Supreme Court, which consists of nine justices, the Jay Court had only six Supreme Court justices—a chief justice and five associates. All judges were appointed by the nation’s first President, George Washington. Jay, who served un...
After the Treaty of Paris ended the American Revolution, tensions remained high between Great Britain and the United States over a number of unresolved issues. Britain blocked American exports with trade restrictions and tariffs while continuing to occupy North American forts they had agreed to vacate at the end of the war. In 1794, the Royal Navy ...
Jay was elected governor of New York in 1795, at which point he resigned from the Supreme Court. He served as governor until 1801. (Jay also ran unsuccessfully for president in 1796 and 1800.) As governor, Jay signed a bill in 1799 outlawing slavery in New York, though he was a slaveholder until 1798. Jay retired to his farm in Westchester County, ...
A brief biography of John Jay; Columbia University. John Jay’s Treaty, 1794-1795; U.S. Office of the Historian. The life of John Jay; Friends of John Jay Homestead.
May 13, 2024 · Jay Treaty. John Jay (born Dec. 12, 1745, New York, N.Y. [U.S.]—died May 17, 1829, Bedford, N.Y., U.S.) 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 ...
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Apr 2, 2014 · Famous Political Figures. John Jay. One of the Founding Fathers of the United States, John Jay is known as one of the writers of 'The Federalist Papers' and for being the nation's first...
Dec 13, 2023 · 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.
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Jay died on May 17, 1829, at the age of eighty-three. Historical profiles documenting the personal background, plus nomination and confirmation dates of previous chief justices of the U.S. Supreme Court: John Jay.
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