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John Jay (December 12, 1745 - May 17, 1829) was the first Chief Justice of the United States, serving from 1789 to 1794.
Jay became so unpopular that he once commented that he could travel from Boston to Philadelphia sorely by the light of his burning effigies.
Jay was also the fifth President of the Continental Congress, and thus the leader of what was to become the United States, from December 10, 1778, until September 27, 1779.
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 John Jay - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Jay was a leading abolitionist, elected in 1786 as President of New York Society for Promoting the Manumission of Slaves; as governor in 1799 he signed the law gradually abolishing slavery in New York.
John Jay was born on December 12, 1745 to a wealthy family of merchants in New York City in the Province of New York.
However, in the next two years Jay became first a moderate, and then an ardent patriot, once he realized that all the colony's efforts at reconciliation with the "home-country" of Britain were fruitless, and that the struggle for independence which became the American Revolution was inevitable and necessary.
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 John Jay - MSN Encarta
John Jay (1745-1829), American statesman and jurist, the first chief justice of the United States.
Jay was born in New York City and educated at King's College (now Columbia University).
From 1784 to 1789 Jay was secretary for foreign affairs.
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 John Jay Hooker - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
John Jay Hooker was born to relative wealth and privilege in one of the Nashville area's more prominent families.
His father, John Jay Hooker, Sr., was one of the Nashville area's best-known and most respected attorneys, as is his brother Henry Hooker, who became his law partner in the former firm of Hooker, Hooker, and Willis.
Hooker is a direct descendant of William Blount, who signed the Constitution of the United States and who was appointed by President George Washington in 1790 to be the "Governor of all the lands south of the Ohio River".
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 The American Revolution (John Jay)
Jay carefully replied that it was the sole business of the court to rule on the constitutionality of cases being tried before it.
Jay was a fanatically popular governor, despite the treaty with Britain and in spite of the Federalist Party's political maneuvers that he alternately thwarted and neglected.
Jay's reply to the president indicated that he was too tired and in too poor health to attend the duties of the office.
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John Jay was appointed the first chief justice of the United States in 1789, serving until 1795.
In 1831, Congress appropriated $400 for John Frazee to execute a bust of John Jay for the Supreme Court Chamber in the Capitol.
Because Jay was deceased, the artist took his model from a terra-cotta bust of the subject made from life in 1792 by the Italian sculptor Giuseppe Ceracchi, now in the collection of the U.S. Supreme Court.
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 John Jay - Free Online Library   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
John Jay was in New York City on December 12th, 1745 to a prominent family.
Jay drafted the first constitution of New York State and was appointed Chief Justice of the state in 1777.
Written by John Jay, Alexander Hamilton, and James Madison, The Federalist was a collection of essays by that interpreted the Constitution of the United States and argued effectively in support of its ratification.
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 John Jay - Voyager, the free encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Jay served in the Continental Congress, and was elected President of that body in 1778.
John Jay, one of the nation's "founding fathers", was born on December 12, 1745 to a prominent and wealthy family of merchants in New York City in the Province of New York, who were descended from French Huguenot stock.
However, in the next two years Jay became first a moderate, and then an ardent patriot, once he realized that all the colony's efforts at reconciliation with the "home-country" of England were fruitless, and that revolution and independence were inevitable and necessary.
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 Biography - John Jay
John Jay's long and eventful life, from 1745 to 1829, encompassed the movement for American independence and the creation of a new nation — both processes in which he played a full part.
Jay remained an important actor at the state level, becoming the Chief Justice of the state Supreme Court before moving to the national arena to assume the Presidency of Congress in late 1778.
During his two terms as governor, Jay confronted issues ranging from Indian affairs, to the fortification of the city's harbor in advance of a suspected French attack, to the construction of a new state prison.
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 John Jay
Jay wrote five of the Federalist Papers (he was too ill to write more), which were to be used as a guide to the debates concerning the Constitution.
Jay was a delegate at New York's Constitutional Convention, and supported adoption of the Constitution (which New York did by a 30-27 vote).
Jay was nominated and confirmed as the first Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States.
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PITTSBURGH – The John Jay College of Criminal Justice Study on the extent of the sexual abuse of minors by priests and deacons over the past five decades is scheduled for release February 27th in Washington.
CNN reported in mid-February that the John Jay Study shows that 4,450 priests and deacons were accused of sexual misconduct with minors between 1950 and 2002.
John Jay College of Criminal Justice issued a statement that those numbers were based on early figures reported for the study and the numbers that are to be released on February 27 will include new data and corrections.
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 John Jay
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John Jay - Jurist/Political Figure, born 12 December 1745, One of the authors of The Federalist Papers
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 Jay, John. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001-05
Jay was appointed (1777) chief justice of New York but left that post to become (Dec., 1778) president of the Continental Congress.
Jay declined further diplomatic appointments in Europe and returned to America to find that Congress had appointed him Secretary of Foreign Affairs, a post he held (1784–89) for the duration of the government under the Articles of Confederation.
When the still-unsettled controversies with Great Britain threatened to involve the United States in war, Jay was drafted for a mission to England in 1794, where he concluded what is known as Jay’s Treaty.
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Jay landed at Cadiz on the 22nd of January 1780, but was told that he could not be received in a formally diplomatic character.
In 1792 Jay consented to stand for the governorship of New York State, but a partisan returning-board found the returns of three counties technically defective, and though Jay had received an actual majority of votes, his opponent, George Clinton, was declared elected.
Jay consented to this prohibition under the impression that the articles named were peculiarly the products of the West Indies, not being aware that cotton was rapidly becoming an important export from the southern states.
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 John Jay
Jay is from an original portrait painted by Robert E. Pine, and now in the possession of her grandson, John Jay.--John Jay's elder brother, Sir James, physician, born in New York city, 27 October, 1732, died in Springfield, New Jersey, 20 October, 1815.
Judge Jay, in a charge to the grand jury, called their attention to the prevailing spirit of lawless violence, and charged them that any law that might be passed to abridge in the slightest degree the freedom of speech or the press, to shield any one subject from discussion, would be null and void.
Jay was active in the early history of the American geographical and statistical society, and was long manager and corresponding secretary of the New York historical society.
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 The Supreme Court Historical Society
JOHN JAY was born on December 12, 1745, in New York, New York, and grew up in Rye, New York.
Jay served as a delegate to both the First and Second Continental Congresses, and was elected President of the Continental Congress in 1778.
In 1779, Jay was sent on a diplomatic mission to Spain in an effort to gain recognition and economic assistance for the United States.
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 GradeSaver: ClassicNote: Biography of John Jay
John Jay came from an old New York Family and was born in New York City on December 12th, 1745 and educated at King's College (which later became Columbia University), where he graduated in 1764.
After the Constitution was ratified, George Washington nominated John Jay as the chief justice, September 24th, 1789, and he was confirmed two days later.
On his return, Jay found that he had been elected as governor of New York in 1795, a surprise to him as he was not even asked if he would serve.
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 John Jay
John Jay was born to a prominent New York family.
Jay was New York's representative at the First and Second Continental Congress.
Jay was a strong advocate for a strengthened national government.
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 Amazon.com: John Jay: Founding Father: Books: Walter Stahr   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
John Jay's writings lacked Jefferson's passionate eloquence in defense of liberty; his demeanor did not radiate the gravitas of Washington; he apparently did not share Madison's zest for and grasp of political theory.
John Jay - most people know precious little about the man who is rightly considered to be one of the most important of the "second tier" of founding fathers (people like Washington, Adams, Jefferson, & Franklin make up the first tier).
Jay and explaining why he was such an important man that he deserves to be considered one of the founding fathers.
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 D3hoops.com: John Jay 60, Vassar 53
John Jay increased the lead to 50-46 before two free throws by Judson Winton (San Franciso, CA/University) and a three-pointer by senior Seth Taft (Philadelphia, PA/Abington Friends) gave Vassar a 51-50 lead.
John Jay went on a 10-0 run to end the game, the key points coming from Polanco, who was fouled converting his own missed shot at 3:15 to play.
John Jay placed three places in double figures, James Clark (19), Sharod Tomlinson (11) and Polanco (10), while Winton led Vassar in scoring for the second straight game with 17 points.
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 John Jay
John Jay showed promise of an extraordinary life at a very young age indeed.
President John Adams tried to appoint him to the Supreme Court again that year, but owing to the illness of his wife, Jay declined the office.
Jay died on May 17, 1829 having survived his wife and both of his partners in The Federalist.
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 History, Architecture -- John Jay Homestead
With Benjamin Franklin and John Adams, John Jay was the author and key negotiator of the Treaty of Paris ending the Revolution.
The farmhouse that Jay had remodeled in 1801 was again enhanced by the addition of a large west wing in 1926 by Eleanor Jay (Mrs.
The Jay family is still an almost tangible presence in the house which it occupied for five generations.
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 John Jay Beauty School
JOHN JAY H.S. The Continuing Adventures of the 'Original' Mighty Mustangs.
JOHN JAY H.S. This is where I post the latest news on our fellow classmates "THE ORIGINAL MUSTANGS" from the years 1969-1970-1971.
JOHN JAY H.S. DECEMBER 1998: BRENDA DUGGER ('71) and her husband, FRANK TRIMM ('69) paid me a visit during the Christmas holidays.
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 Columbia College Parents
Named for the first Chief Justice of the United States, the John Jay Associates are the leadership donors to the Columbia College Fund, the chief agency for raising funds for the College.
John Jay Associates thus play a vital role in ensuring the high quality of a Columbia College education.
In order to encourage membership in the John Jay Associates, the College has established reduced membership levels for young alumni, defined as those who have graduated within the last ten years.
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 FindLaw Constitutional Law Center: Supreme Court: Justices: John Jay
Jay was appointed (1777) chief justice of New York but left that post to become (December 1778) president of the Continental Congress.
The nomination was quickly confirmed by the Senate, but Jay refused citing his poor health He retired to his farm at Bedford in Westchester for the remaining 28 years of his life.
John Jay From the Oyez Project (Northwestern University).
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