John Jay Biography

Historical biography and chronological timeline for John Jay, based on 8 World History Database records associated with United States of America.

8 records1774–17958 events3 places

Chronological biography

1774

Continental Congress1774

Government / Continental · Washington

Appointed Member of Continental Congress

1779

President of Continental Congress10 December 1779

Government / Continental · President of Continental Congress

Appointed President of the Continental Congress

President of USA10 December 1779

Government / Continental

Appointed President of the Continental Congress

1783

Peace1783

Warfare / American War of Independence · Paris

With Benjamin Franklin & John Adams, concludes the American revolution

1789

Chief Justice1789

Government / Government of USA · Chief justice · Washington

Appointed First Chief justice of the USA

1794

Treaty of Jays Treaty19 November 1794

Government / Government of USA · Washington

Settles disputes between the United States & Britain

1795

Governor1795

Government / Government of USA · New York

Appointed Governor of New York

Trade Agreement at Paris1795

Revolution / Revolution of USA · Paris

Britain agrees to withdraw from its north west garrisons. Britain agrees to alter the terms of trade between it & the USA. America conditionally supports British maritime policies

Titles and roles

Chief justice · President of Continental Congress

Record provenance

This biography is assembled from World History Database records filtered by country and personal-name fields. Exact duplicate display records are removed. The database is an index rather than a complete narrative biography; formal research should verify entries against relevant primary or specialist sources.