William Jay

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William Jay was a prominent 19th-century American jurist and abolitionist, known for his influential writings against slavery and his advocacy for social reform.

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instanceOf abolitionist
human
jurist
writer
burialPlace Bedford, New York NERFINISHED
causeOfDeath illness
child John Jay II NERFINISHED
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1789-06-16
dateOfDeath 1858-10-14
educatedAt Yale College NERFINISHED
ethnicGroup American of English descent
familyName Jay NERFINISHED
father John Jay NERFINISHED
genre biography
legal writing
political non-fiction
givenName William
knownFor advocacy of immediate emancipation
anti-slavery writings
criticism of the American Colonization Society
promotion of peace and nonviolence
languageOfWorkOrName English
memberOf American Anti-Slavery Society NERFINISHED
American Peace Society NERFINISHED
New York Peace Society NERFINISHED
mother Sarah Livingston Jay NERFINISHED
movement abolitionism
peace movement
temperance movement
notableWork A View of the Action of the Federal Government in Behalf of Slavery NERFINISHED
Inquiry into the Character and Tendency of the American Colonization and American Anti-Slavery Societies NERFINISHED
Miscellaneous Writings on Slavery NERFINISHED
The Life of John Jay NERFINISHED
War and Peace: The Evils of the First, and a Plan for Preserving the Last NERFINISHED
occupation abolitionist
author
judge
placeOfBirth New York City
placeOfDeath Bedford, New York NERFINISHED
positionHeld judge of the Westchester County Court of Common Pleas
religion Protestant Christianity
surface form: Protestantism
residence Bedford, New York NERFINISHED
Westchester County, New York NERFINISHED
sexOrGender male
sibling Peter Augustus Jay NERFINISHED
Sarah Louisa Jay NERFINISHED
spouse Augusta McVickar NERFINISHED

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Jay family notableMember William Jay