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John Jay (1745-1829):
John Jay was an American statesman and jurist as well as the
first chief justice of the United States. With Alexander
Hamilton and James Madison, Jay wrote the series of articles
known as The Federalist Papers, which urged ratification of the
U.S. Constitution. In 1794, when war with Britain threatened due
to controversies over the Treaty of Paris, Jay was appointed by
President George Washington to settle the dispute. He went to
Great Britain and negotiated the agreement known as Jay's
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