John Jay
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 from 1789 to 1795, and
governor of New York from 1795 to 1801.
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 from 1789 to 1795, and
governor of New York from 1795 to 1801.