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John Jay

Political figure tracked on midtermpolls.com

Biography

Born 1745-12-12 · Died 1829-05-17

Founding Father, U.S. Chief Justice from 1789 to 1795

Occupations

judge
lawyer
diplomat
politician
governor
jurist
foreign minister

Terms in office & positions

President of the Continental Congress — 1778-12-10 – 1779-09-28
United States Ambassador to Spain — 1779-09-27 – 1782-05-20
United States Secretary of Foreign Affairs — 1784-05-07 – 1789-09-15
United States Secretary of State — 1789-09-15 – 1790-03-22
Chief Justice of the United States — 1789-10-19 – 1795-06-29
Governor of New York — 1795-07-01 – 1801-06-30

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Offices & 2026 races

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