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John Jay (December 23 [O.S. December 12], 1745 – May 17, 1829) was an American statesman, diplomat, signatory of the Treaty of Paris, and a Founding Father of the United States. He served from 1789 to 1795 as the first chief justice of the United States and from 1795 to 1801 as the second governor of New York.

约翰·杰伊 （英語： John Jay，1745年12月12日—1829年5月17日），出生于 纽约城， 美国开国元勋，1783年《巴黎条约》的谈判者和签署者。 在18世纪80年代的大部分时间里，他指导了美国的外交政策。 他与 本杰明·富兰克林 和 约翰·亚当斯 一同出使 法国 、他是联邦党人的重要领袖，与 亚历山大·汉密尔顿 和 詹姆斯·麦迪逊 一起撰写了《联邦党人文集》。 他从1789年到1795年出任 美国首席大法官。 1829年逝世于纽约 威斯特徹斯特郡。 作为一个强有力的中央集权政 …

2025年3月12日 · John Jay (born December 12, 1745, New York, New York, U.S.—died May 17, 1829, Bedford, New York, U.S.) was a Founding Father of the United States who served the new nation in both law and diplomacy.

2015年7月4日 · Jay was one of three contributors to the Federalist Papers, which helped define American government. He was president of the wartime Continental Congress, then served as secretary of foreign...

2010年1月28日 · John Jay was an American statesman and Founding Father who served the United States in numerous government offices, including the Supreme Court where he served as the first chief justice.

John Jay was born in 1745 in New York City to a prominent family and graduated from King’s College, now called Columbia University, in 1764. Four years later, he began to practice law. Through his work, Jay gained notoriety throughout New York.

John Jay, the first Chief Justice of the United States, led his contemporaries in legitimizing the reputation of the Court overseas, while also crafting the boundaries and responsibilities of the Supreme Court of the United States. John Jay grew up on a farm just outside of New York City, as the youngest of eight siblings.

With the intensification of colonial resistance following the passage of the Coercive Acts in 1774, Jay found himself propelled into the political arena, being selected as one of a Committee of Fifty that New York's conservatives had created to guide the protest movement within the colony (see John Jay to John Vardill, 5/23/1774, Jay ID #5021 ...

Artist: After John Trumbull (American, Lebanon, Connecticut 1756–1843 New York) Publisher: James Herring (American, 1794–1867) Sitter: John Jay (American, New York 1745–1829 Bedford, New York) Date: 1834. Medium: Engraving on chine collé; second state of three, proof before the name. Dimensions: plate: 9 3/4 x 6 9/16 in. (24.8 x 16.7 cm)