Course Detail: 253VJAY - 253V John Jay: The Forgotten Founder - VIRTUAL

Of the most significant Founding Fathers, John Jay is the least known today. His resume is the most impressive of those who did not serve as president. Among the positions he held were: president of the Continental Congress, minister plenipotentiary to Spain, member of the peace commission which negotiated the 1783 Treaty of Paris, secretary for foreign affairs, co-author of the Federalist, first chief justice of the Supreme Court of the United States, and two-term governor of New York. Furthermore, Jay was as strong and effective advocate for the ending of slavery. In retirement, a devout Christian, he was president of the American Bible Society.

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