John Jay Homestead

John Jay: The Reluctant Revolutionary

Historian Walter Stahr discusses the life of Founding Father John Jay and his role in forming our nation. Stahr is the author of John Jay: Founding Father.

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John Jay: Founding Father by Walter Stahr


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John Jay Homestead located in Katonah, New York


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John Jay Homestead

This animation is part of a series of videos about the life and death of John Jay. Each video represented an era of his life including his time as Govener of New York, Secretary of Foreign Affairs, and Chief Justice. The series continues with John Jay's children and grand children who maintained the estate after his death.

About the exhibit:
Near the entrance of John Jay's sprawling, 62-acre estate is an old carriage barn that has been restored and remade into a visitor center. As part of an introduction to Jay's life, Redmon created orientation stations where visitors can explore interactive media of his experiences as a diplomat and the first Chief Justice of the United States Supreme Court.

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John Jay (December 23, 1745 – May 17, 1829) was an American statesman, Patriot, diplomat, one of the Founding Fathers of the United States, negotiator and signatory of the Treaty of Paris of 1783, second Governor of New York, and the first Chief Justice of the United States (1789–1795). He directed U.S. foreign policy for much of the 1780s and was an important leader of the Federalist Party after the ratification of the United States Constitution in 1788.
Jay was born into a wealthy family of merchants and New York City government officials of French and Dutch descent. He became a lawyer and joined the New York Committee of Correspondence, organizing opposition to British policies in the time preceding the American Revolution. Jay was elected to the Second Continental Congress, and served as President of the Congress. From 1779 to 1782, Jay served as the ambassador to Spain; he persuaded Spain to provide financial aid to the fledgling United States. He also served as a negotiator of the Treaty of Paris, in which Britain recognized American independence. Following the end of the war, Jay served as Secretary of Foreign Affairs, directing United States foreign policy under the Articles of Confederation government. He also served as the first Secretary of State on an interim basis.
A proponent of strong, centralized government, Jay worked to ratify the United States Constitution in New York in 1788. He was a co-author of The Federalist Papers along with Alexander Hamilton and James Madison, and wrote five of the 85 essays. After the establishment of the new federal government, Jay was appointed by President George Washington the first Chief Justice of the United States, serving from 1789 to 1795. The Jay Court experienced a light workload, deciding just four cases over six years. In 1794, while serving as Chief Justice, Jay negotiated the highly controversial Jay Treaty with Britain. Jay received a handful of electoral votes in three of the first four presidential elections, but never undertook a serious bid for the presidency.
Jay served as the Governor of New York from 1795 to 1801. Long an opponent of slavery, he helped enact a law that provided for the gradual emancipation of slaves, and the institution of slavery was abolished in New York in Jay's lifetime. In the waning days of President John Adams's administration, Jay was confirmed by the Senate for another term as Chief Justice, but he declined the position and retired to his farm in Westchester County, New York.