John Hay

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American politician United States Secretary of State author diplomat human

John Hay was an influential American statesman, diplomat, and author who served as U.S. Secretary of State under Presidents William McKinley and Theodore Roosevelt.

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	American politician → United States Secretary of State → author → diplomat → human →
burialPlace	Lake View Cemetery, Cleveland, Ohio →
causeOfDeath	heart disease →
child	Clarence Leonard Hay → Helen Hay Whitney →
coAuthorWith	John G. Nicolay →
countryOfCitizenship	United States of America →
dateOfBirth	1838-10-08 →
dateOfDeath	1905-07-01 →
educatedAt	Brown University NERFINISHED →
employer	Abraham Lincoln → New York Tribune → United States Department of State →
familyName	Hay →
fatherInLaw	Amasa Stone →
givenName	John →
knownFor	formulating the Open Door Policy toward China → negotiating the Hay–Pauncefote Treaty → service as private secretary to Abraham Lincoln →
languageSpoken	English →
memberOfPoliticalParty	Republican Party (United States) →
notableWork	Abraham Lincoln: A History → Castilian Days → Open Door Policy notes → The Bread-Winners →
officeContested	United States Secretary of State →
placeOfBirth	Salem, Indiana NERFINISHED →
placeOfDeath	Newbury, New Hampshire NERFINISHED →
positionHeld	United States Ambassador to the United Kingdom → United States Assistant Secretary of State → United States Secretary of State → private secretary to Abraham Lincoln →
precededBy	William R. Day NERFINISHED →
religion	Presbyterianism →
residence	Cleveland, Ohio NERFINISHED → Washington, D.C. →
sexOrGender	male →
spouse	Clara Louise Stone →
succeededBy	Elihu Root →
termEnd	1905-07-01 →
termStart	1898-09-30 →
workedUnder	President Abraham Lincoln → President Theodore Roosevelt → President William McKinley →

Referenced by (5)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
John Hay Library →	dedicatedTo
Hay copy →	hasAssociatedPerson
Hay copy →	isNamedAfter
John Hay Library →	namedAfter
Hay copy →	wasPreparedFor