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John Jay
2nd Governor of New York
In office July 1, 1795 – June 30, 1801
Lieutenant	Stephen Van Rensselaer
Preceded by	George Clinton
Succeeded by	George Clinton
1st Chief Justice of the United States
In office September 26, 1789 – June 29, 1795
Nominated by	George Washington
Preceded by	Office Established
Succeeded by	John Rutledge
United States Secretary of State Acting
In office September 15, 1789 – March 22, 1790
President	George Washington
Preceded by	Position Established
Succeeded by	Thomas Jefferson
United States Secretary of Foreign Affairs
In office Acting July 27, 1789 – September 15, 1789
President	George Washington
Preceded by	Himself
Succeeded by	Position Abolished
In office May 7, 1784 – March 4, 1789
Appointed by	Confederation Congress
Preceded by	Robert Livingston
Succeeded by	Himself
United States Minister to Spain
In office September 27, 1779 – May 20, 1782
Appointed by	Second Continental Congress
Preceded by	Position Established
Succeeded by	William Carmichael
6th President of the Second Continental Congress
In office December 10, 1778 – September 28, 1779
Preceded by	Henry Laurens
Succeeded by	Samuel Huntington
Delegate to the Second Continental Congress from New York
In office December 7, 1778 – September 28, 1779
Preceded by	Philip Livingston
Succeeded by	Robert Livingston
In office May 10, 1775 – May 22, 1776
Preceded by	Seat Established
Succeeded by	Seat Abolished
Delegate to the First Continental Congress from Province of New York
In office September 5, 1774 – October 26, 1774
Preceded by	Seat Established
Succeeded by	Seat Abolished
Personal details
Born	(1745-12-23)December 23, 1745 New York Town, Province of New York, British America
Died	May 17, 1829(1829-05-17) (aged 83) Bedford, New York, US
Political party	Federalist
Spouse	Sarah Livingston
Children	6 (including Peter and William)
Education	King's College (later Columbia College, then Columbia University) (B.A., M.A.)
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