John Jay

1745–1829

Nationality: American

Historical Period: The 18th Century

John Jay (1745-1829) was a member of the Continental Congress in 1774 through 1779 and its president in 1778-79, drafter of New York’s first constitution in 1777, chief justice of the New York supreme court from 1777 to 1778, U. S. minister to Spain in 1779, a member of the commission to negotiate peace with Great Britain in Paris in 1787, U. S. secretary of foreign affairs from 1784 to 1789, Chief Justice of the United States Supreme Court from 1789 to 1795, and governor of New York from 1795 to 1801.

Quotes from John Jay:

• John Jay on why nations go to war
• John Jay on the pretended as well as the just causes of war

Titles from John Jay:

• Author: The Correspondence and Public Papers of John Jay, 4 vols.
• Author: The Correspondence and Public Papers of John Jay, vol. 1 (1763-1781)
• Author: The Correspondence and Public Papers of John Jay, vol. 2 (1781-1782)
• Author: The Correspondence and Public Papers of John Jay, vol. 3 (1782-1793)
• Author: The Correspondence and Public Papers of John Jay, vol. 4 (1794-1826)
• Author: The Federalist (Gideon ed.)
• Author: Pamphlets on the Constitution of the United States 1787-1788