John Jay was famous for being a statesman, diplomat, politician, He was a very well man and he was very smart. He was a well loved man.
He was the first Chief Justice of the US Supreme Court and servrd in that position from 1789 to 1795.
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John Jay was one of the nation's most gifted political thinker--- John Jay also backed the Constitution.
John Bunyan wrote the book, The Pilgrim's Progress. This book is what he was made famous for. He was also a preacher in addition to being a writer.
Congress sent three representatives to Paris to negotiate peace on behalf of the Americans in 1782. These representatives included Benjamin Franklin, John Adams, and John Jay.
England refused to evacuate their troops from the Northwest and was seizing American ships and forcing the American sailors to fight in England's war against France. To avoid war, John Jay was sent to England to negotiate and Jay's Treaty resulted.
John Brown was an abolitionist and the 1859 Harper's Ferry raid is what he is most known for. John Brown kidnapped local citizens in Harper's Ferry and attempted to led a slave revolt.
John Jay was Secretary of Foreign Affairs from 1784-1789. In September of '89 a law was passed by Congress adding more domestic responsibilities to this post and changed the Departments title to the Department of State. John Jay served as acting Secretary of State until 22 March 1790.