John Jay Curriculum Vitae, 1745–1801, [c. 1801 or after]
John Jay Curriculum Vitae, 1745–1801
[c. 1801 or after]
| 12 Decr. | 1745 | Was born in the City of NYork |
| 1753 | Sent to latin School to the Revd. Peter Stoupe at New Rochelle | |
| 1756 | Put under the Tuition of Mr George Murray, a private Tutor at Home at Rye | |
| 1760 | Entered Kings College— | |
| 1764— | Took the Degree of B.A.— | |
| 1764 | Went to study the Law with Benja. Kissam Esqr. | |
| 26 Octr. | 1768 | Admitted to practice the Law— |
| 1769 | appointed Secy to the Commissioners appointed by the King of G. Britain for settling the contested Boundary between NYork & NJersey— | |
| 17 Feby. | 1773 | Elected a member of the Corporation of N York |
| 1774 | Elected a member of the general Committee of the City of New York | |
| 1774 | Sent |
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| 1775 | Elected a member of the provincial Congress or Convention | |
| 1775 | Sent again to Congress | |
| 3d. Novr | 1775 | appointed Colonel of 2 Regt. of New York militia |
| 1776 | Being a Member of provincial Congress or Convention, detained by them from Pha and employed about State Constitution— | |
| 17 Octr. | 1777 | appointed Chief Justice of the State of New York— |
| 1778 | Sent to Congress on special occasion abt. Contest with Vermont | |
| 1778 | appointed President of Congress— | |
| 1779 | appointed Minister Plenipy to Spain— appointed one of the Commissioners to negociate Peace &ca. | |
| 1784 | Resigned foreign appointments and returned to NYork— | |
| 1784 | Presented with the freedom of the City in a gold Box by the Corporation of the City of NYork | |
| 1784 | appointed by the Legislature of NYork one of their ^Delegates to Congress and one of their^ Commissioners to manage their controversey with Massachusetts— | |
| 1784 | appointed Secretary for foreign Affairs— | |
| 11 April | 1785 | Elected honorary member of the Pha Society for promoting agriculture— |
| 20 Jany | 1786. | Elected a member of the Philada. philosophical Society—Elected Vice Chancellor of the University of the State of NYork |
| Elected President of the NYork Society for promoting the Manumission of Slaves. | ||
| Elected a member of the N York Convention to consider of the Constitution proposed for the United States. | ||
| 26 Septr. | 1789 | Appointed ch. Justice of the U.S- see Comm[issio]n. & Presidt. Letter |
| 25 Augt. | 1790 | Elected Fellow of american society of Arts & Sciences at Boston |
| 1790 | Recd. Diploma of Doctr. Laws from university of Cambridge Massachusetts— | |
| 1794 | ||
| 1795 | Elected Govr. Of NYork; and being reelected, continued in that Station to the Year 1801 when he retired from public Life—1 |
AD, NNC (EJ: 12953). Endorsed: “Memorandum—”.
1. See the editorial note “Jay, History, and Memory,” note 1, above.