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Portrait of John Jay
New York
John Jay
First Chief Justice

John Jay

1745–1829New York
1st Chief Justice

Most Important Quote

Those who own the country ought to govern it.
John Jay

Biography

Negotiated the treaty ending the Revolutionary War and the controversial Jay Treaty. First Chief Justice of the United States.

Stances

Federalist. Pro-British commerce, anti-slavery in New York.

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