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John Jay

1745–1829

John Jay was an American diplomat, constitutional statesman and the first chief justice of the United States. He helped negotiate the Treaty of Paris, contributed to The Federalist Papers and later served as governor of New York, linking revolutionary diplomacy with the institutions of the early republic.

Hourly History’s John Jay places John Jay within the principal events and historical debates associated with this life.

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Non Fiction featuring John Jay (1 book)

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