John Jay

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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.

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John Jay canonical 75
American statesman John Jay 1
John Jay II 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf American statesman
Founding Father of the United States
diplomat
human
jurist
almaMater Columbia University
surface form: 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 Federalists
surface form: 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
surface form: 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 the United Kingdom
surface form: United States Ambassador to Great Britain

United States Secretary of State
surface form: United States Secretary of Foreign Affairs
religion Anglican Communion
surface form: 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

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presidency of George Washington appointedOfficeholder John Jay
this entity surface form: John Jay as Chief Justice of the United States
King's College notableAlumni John Jay
John Jay Hall namedAfter John Jay
Federalist No. 50 author John Jay
Jay Estate ancestralHomeOf John Jay
Jay family notableMember John Jay
Jay family notableMember John Jay
this entity surface form: John Jay II
Publius (pseudonymous Federalist writer) usedBy John Jay
subject surface form: Publius
Publius (pseudonymous Federalist writer) hasRealName John Jay
subject surface form: Publius
Publius (pseudonymous Federalist writer) isCollectiveIdentityOf John Jay
subject surface form: Publius