John Jay

John Jay (December 12, 1745 – May 17, 1829) was an American politician, statesman, revolutionary, diplomat and jurist. He is noted for serving with Benjamin Franklin and John Adams in France and writing part of the Federalist Papers with Alexander Hamilton and James Madison. He also is remembered for serving on the U.S. Supreme Court as the first, as well as the youngest Chief Justice of the United States, from 1789 to 1794.

Early life

John Jay, one of the nation's founding fathers, was born on December 12, 1745 to a prominent and wealthy family in New York City in the Province of New York. He attended King's College, later renamed Columbia University, and then practiced law with Robert Livingston.

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