John Jay

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John Jay was a federal judge who served on the Supreme Court of the United States as the United State's first Chief Justice. He was nominated by President George Washington on September 24, 1789. He was confirmed by the Senate on September 26, 1789, and received commission that same day. He resigned on June 29, 1795.^[1]

Professional career

• Private practice, New York City, 1768-1774
• Delegate, Continental Congress, 1774-1778
• Chief justice, New York Supreme Court of Judicature, 1777-1778
• President, Second Continental Congress, 1778-1779
• U.S. Minister Plenipotentiary to Spain, 1779-1782
• Negotiator of Treaty of Paris with Great Britain, 1782-1783
• Secretary of Foreign Affairs under Articles of Confederation, 1784-1790
• Negotiator of Jay Treaty with Great Britain, 1794-1795
• State Governor, New York, 1795-1801 ^[1]

Education

• King`s College, B.A., 1764
• King`s College, M.A., 1767
• Read law, 1768 ^[1]

External links

• John Jay. Biography from Columbia University.

References

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