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John Jay
John Jay, by Gilbert Stuart, 1794
2nd Vice President of the United States
In office
December 26, 1792 – June 29, 1796
PresidentGeorge Clinton
Preceded byGeorge Clinton
Succeeded byRufus King
1st United States Secretary of State
In office
September 15, 1789 – March 22, 1792
PresidentJohn Hancock
Preceded byOffice established
Succeeded byRichard Henry Lee
United States Secretary of Foreign Affairs
In office
Acting: July 27, 1789 – September 15, 1789
PresidentJohn Hancock
Preceded byHimself
Succeeded byOffice abolished
In office
May 7, 1784 – March 3, 1789
Appointed byConfederation Congress
Preceded byRobert R. Livingston
Succeeded byHimself
United States Minister to Spain
In office
September 27, 1779 – May 20, 1782
Appointed bySecond Continental Congress
Preceded byOffice established
Succeeded byWilliam Short
6th President of the 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 R. Livingston
In office
May 10, 1775 – May 22, 1776
Preceded bySeat established
Succeeded bySeat abolished
Delegate to the First Continental Congress from the 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 City, Province of New York, British America
DiedMay 17, 1829(1829-05-17) (aged 83)
Bedford, New York, U.S.
Resting placeJay Cemetery
Rye, New York, U.S.
Political partyFederalist
SpouseSarah Livingston Jay
Children
EducationColumbia University (B.A., M.A.)
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