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John Jay
2nd Governor of New York
In office
July 1, 1795 – June 30, 1801
LieutenantStephen Van Rensselaer
Preceded byGeorge Clinton
Succeeded byGeorge Clinton
1st Chief Justice of the United States
In office
September 26, 1789 – June 29, 1795
Nominated byGeorge Washington
Preceded byOffice Established
Succeeded byJohn Rutledge
United States Secretary of State
Acting
In office
September 15, 1789 – March 22, 1790
PresidentGeorge Washington
Preceded byPosition Established
Succeeded byThomas Jefferson
United States Secretary of Foreign Affairs
In office
Acting
July 27, 1789 – September 15, 1789
PresidentGeorge Washington
Preceded byHimself
Succeeded byPosition Abolished
In office
May 7, 1784 – March 4, 1789
Appointed byConfederation Congress
Preceded byRobert Livingston
Succeeded byHimself
United States Minister to Spain
In office
September 27, 1779 – May 20, 1782
Appointed bySecond Continental Congress
Preceded byPosition Established
Succeeded byWilliam Carmichael
6th President of the Second Continental Congress
In office
December 10, 1778 – September 28, 1779
Preceded byHenry Laurens
Succeeded bySamuel Huntington
Delegate to the Second Continental Congress
from New York
In office
December 7, 1778 – September 28, 1779
Preceded byPhilip Livingston
Succeeded byRobert Livingston
In office
May 10, 1775 – May 22, 1776
Preceded bySeat Established
Succeeded bySeat Abolished
Delegate to the First Continental Congress
from Province of New York
In office
September 5, 1774 – October 26, 1774
Preceded bySeat Established
Succeeded bySeat Abolished
Personal details
Born(1745-12-23)December 23, 1745
New York Town, Province of New York, British America
DiedMay 17, 1829(1829-05-17) (aged 83)
Bedford, New York, US
Political partyFederalist
SpouseSarah Livingston
Children6 (including Peter and William)
EducationKing's College (later Columbia College, then Columbia University) (B.A., M.A.)
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