John Jay, born 1745, died 1829 was an Attorney, public official and jurist. He graduated from Columbia in 1766 and was admitted to the bar that same year. He was a member of the Continental Congress from 1774 to 1776 and again from 1778 to 1779 during which time he was the President of Congress. He helped to write the New York State constitution in 1777 and authored the first manual on Military discipline in 1777. He was the Chief-Justice of the New York Supreme Court in 1777 and 1778, afterwards appointed to the minister to Spain in 1779. He signed the final peace treaty with Great Britain in 1783. He co-authored the Federalist Papers with James Madison and Alexander Hamilton and was instrumental in securing the ratification of the US Constitution in 1788. He was appointed the first Chief Justice of the US Supreme Court by George Washington, holding that position from 1789 to 1795. He was the vice president of the American Bible Society from 1816 to 1821 and its president from 1821 to 1827. He was a member of the American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions. Source (page 398, Original Intent - The Courts, the Constitution, & Religion by David Barton)
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