John Jay
State: New York
Age at Ratifying Convention: 42
Affiliation: Federalist
Nom de Plume: Publius (with Madison and Hamilton)
Vote at Ratifying Convention: Yea
Date of Birth: December 12, 1745
Date of Death: May 17, 1829
Schooling: King's College (Columbia)
Occupation: Attorney, Judge
Prior Political Experience: Delegate to the First Continental Congress, 1774; Delegate to the Second Continental Congress; New York Provincial Congress; Chief Justice of the New York Supreme Court, 1777-1778; United States Secretary of Foreign Affairs, 1784-1790
Other Political Activities: Chief Justice of the United States Supreme Court, 1790-1795; Governor of New York, 1795-1800