John Jay
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"John Jay" was an American statesman, Patriot (American Revolution)/Patriot, diplomat, one of the Founding Fathers of the United States, signer of the Treaty of Paris (1783)/Treaty of Paris, and first Chief Justice of the United States (1789–95).

Jay was born into a wealthy family of merchants and government officials in New York City. He became a lawyer and joined the New York Committee of Correspondence and organized opposition to British rule. He joined a conservative political faction that, fearing Ochlocracy/mob rule, sought to protect property rights and maintain the rule of law while resisting British violations of human rights.

Jay served as the President of the Continental Congress (1778–79), an honorific position with little power. During and after the American Revolution, Jay was United States Ambassador to Spain/Minister (Ambassador) to Spain, a negotiator of the Treaty of Paris (1783)/Treaty of Paris by which Great Britain recognized American independence, and Secretary of Foreign Affairs, helping to fashion United States foreign policy. His major diplomatic achievement was to negotiate favorable trade terms with Great Britain in the Jay Treaty/Treaty of London of 1794.

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