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He served as the key negotiator at the Treaty of Paris, which ended the American Revolutionary War and recognized the independence of the United States. He later served as the first chief justice of the U.S. Supreme Court and the second governor of New York state. (Freddy)

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He also was homeschooled for most of his education, and spent most of his time being homeschooled by his Mother in Rye. At eight years old, he was sent by his mother to study under the priest Pierre Stoupe. After three years of that he returned to homeschooling with his mother and George Murray. At 14 he entered King's College.
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John Jay was Governor of New York for six years, from 1795 to 1801 and lived in New York his whole life. He was a great slave protester, and helped slave laws in New York during his time being governor.
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John Jay opposed slavery and helped creat a law that helped for the gradual emancipation of slaves
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John Jay was born on December 23, 1745
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In the interim period Jay continued to serve as foreign secretary to the expiring Continental Congress, more as a caretaker than a policy maker. (Emilee)

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In July 1784 he was appointed secretary of foreign affairs, although New York had also elected him to serve in Congress. Jay resigned the congressional seat and took the foreign affairs assignment. (Emilee)

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Jay declined posts as minister to both France and Great Britain, but Congress would not permit him to retire from public service. (Emilee)

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He served on the committee that drafted the July 6 declaration justifying armed resistance against England, but he also worked for one last attempt at reconciliation. (Emilee)

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Jay retired from public life to his farm in Westchester County, New York. He died on May 17, 1829 after a sudden stroke in Bedfold, New York. (Emilee)

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He directed U.S. foreign policy for much of the 1780s and was an important leader of the Federalist Party after the ratification of the United States Constitution in 1788. (Kiki)

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Interesting facts, stories, and events about John Jay

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Interesting facts, stories, and events about John Jay

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Jay was elected to the Second Continental Congress, and served as President of the Congress. From 1779 to 1782, Jay served as the ambassador to Spain; he persuaded Spain to provide financial aid to the fledgling United States. (Kiki)

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Later, he became a lawyer and joined the New York Committee of Correspondence, organizing opposition to British policies in the time preceding the American Revolution. (Kiki)

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He was born into a wealthy family of merchants and New York City government officials of French and Dutch descent.  (Kiki)

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John Jay was an American statesman, patriot, diplomat, Founding Father of the United States, abolitionist, negotiator and signatory of the Treaty of Paris of 1783, second Governor of New York, and the first Chief Justice of the United States. (Kiki)