John Jay

23 June 1817 – 5 May 1894

64 works on record

Biography

**John Jay II** (1817-1894) John Jay (2nd) was also an American lawyer and diplomat, son of William Jay and a grandson of Chief Justice John Jay 1st (1745-1829). He was born in New York City in 23 June 1817, graduated at Columbia College in 1836, and was admitted to the bar three years later. He early became intensely interested and followed his father in the anti-slavery movement, and while still in college (1834) was president of the *New York Young Men's Anti-slavery Society*. He was active in the *Free Soil Party* movement, presided at several of its conventions, and was once its candidate for Attorney General of New York. In 1854 he organized the series of popular meetings in the Broadway Tabernacle and the next year was prominently identified with the founding of the Republican Party From 1869 to 1875 he was the United States Minister to Austria-Hungary. In 1877 Secretary Sherman appointed him chairman of the special commission to investigate Chester A. Arthur's administration of the New York Custom House. In 1883 Gov. Grover Cleveland appointed him the Republican member of the New York Civil Service Commission, of which he later became president He published many books and pamphlets on slavery and other issues and, in 1889, was president of the American Historical Association. He died on 5 May 1894 and is buried in John Jay Cemetery, Rye, Westchester County, New York, USA.

Works

The fisheries dispute

1887

The fisheries dispute : a suggestion for its adjustment by abrogating the convention of 1818 and resting on the rights and liberties defined in the treaty of 1783

1887

The peace negotiations of 1782 and 1783

1884

The American foreign service

1877

Union League Club of New York

1866

Second letter on Dawson's introduction to the Federalist ..

1864

The great issue

1864

Correspondence between John Jay and Henry B. Dawson, and between James A. Hamilton and Henry B. Dawson, concerning the Federalist

1864

Correspondence between John Jay, Esq., and the Vestry of St. Matthew's Church, Bedford, N.Y

1862

The New York election and the state of the country

1862

The great conspiracy

1861

America free--or America slave

1856

American free, or America slave

1856

International copyright

1848

Caste and slavery in the American church

1843

The progress and results of emancipation in the English West Indies

1842

Thoughts on the duty of the Episcopal church

1839

Mr. Jay's letter on the recent relinquishment of the Monroe doctrine

Columbia college

Mr. Jay's second letter on Dawson's introduction to The Federalist

Mr. Jay's remarks at the celebration dinner of the East Brooklyn Union Campaign Club at the Pierrepont House, Brooklyn, on Thursday evening, December 22, 1864