John Jay

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American statesman Founding Father of the United States diplomat human jurist

John Jay was an American statesman, diplomat, co-author of The Federalist Papers, first Chief Justice of the United States, and a key figure in the early formation of the U.S. government.

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	American statesman → Founding Father of the United States → diplomat → human → jurist →
almaMater	Columbia University (then King's College) →
authorOf	Federalist No. 2 → Federalist No. 3 → Federalist No. 4 → Federalist No. 5 → Federalist No. 64 →
burialPlace	Jay Cemetery, Rye, New York →
coAuthorOf	The Federalist Papers →
countryOfCitizenship	United States of America →
dateOfBirth	1745-12-12 →
dateOfDeath	1829-05-17 →
educatedAt	King's College →
endTime	term as Chief Justice: 1795 → term as Governor of New York: 1801 →
familyName	Jay →
father	Peter Jay →
givenName	John →
laterReligion	Episcopalianism →
memberOf	Federalist Party →
mother	Mary Van Cortlandt Jay →
notableFor	first Chief Justice of the United States → role in early formation of the U.S. government →
notableWork	Jay Treaty negotiations → The Federalist Papers →
occupation	diplomat → judge → lawyer → political writer → statesman →
placeOfBirth	New York City →
placeOfDeath	Bedford, New York →
positionHeld	Chief Justice of the United States → Governor of New York → Minister to Spain → President of the Continental Congress → United States Ambassador to Great Britain → United States Secretary of Foreign Affairs →
religion	Anglicanism →
residence	New York →
sexOrGender	male →
signatoryTo	Jay Treaty → Treaty of Paris (1783) →
spouse	Sarah Livingston Jay →
startTime	term as Chief Justice: 1789 → term as Governor of New York: 1795 →

Referenced by (27)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Alexander Hamilton → James Madison →	coAuthorWith
Restrictions on the Authority of the Several States → The Federalist No. 33 →	collectionEditor
Washington administration →	appointed
The Independent Journal →	associatedWith
Hotel d’York →	associatedWithPerson
The Federalist Papers →	author
Sarah Jay →	father
Chief Justice of the United States →	firstHolder
Publius →	hasContributor
Jay Treaty →	namedAfter
Jay Treaty →	negotiator
Columbia Law School →	notableAlumni
First Continental Congress →	notableDelegate
Federalists →	notableLeader
President of the Continental Congress →	notableOfficeHolder
President of the Continental Congress →	officeHolder
New York Provincial Congress →	participant
Governor of New York →	positionHeldBy
Second Continental Congress →	president
Treaty of Paris (1783) →	primaryUSNegotiator
Definitive Treaty of Peace →	principalAmericanNegotiator
Definitive Treaty of Peace →	signedFor
Sarah Van Brugh Livingston Jay →	spouse
Publius →	usedBy
Treaty of Paris (1783) →	USSignatory