John Jay (December 23 [O.S. December 12], 1745 – May 17, 1829) was an American statesman, diplomat, signatory of the Treaty of Paris, and a Founding Father of the United States.
In 1933 he married the councillor Peggy Jay; their marriage ended in divorce. Their eldest son was the economist Peter Jay, who married (and later divorced) Margaret Callaghan, daughter of James Callaghan with whom Douglas Jay had served in…
Následující rok se stal předsedou Kontinentálního kongresu, v roce 1780 vyslancem ve Španělsku a roku 1783 americkým zástupcem při jednání o Pařížské smlouvě.