Jay, John

N. Y., 1745-1829. A famous New York statesman who was one of the authors of The Federalist. Of his state papers, the Addre to the People of Great Britain is the most celebrated. His Correspondence and State Papers, edited by H. P. Johnston, appeared 1890-93. See Lives by Wm. Jay, infra; Pellew; Applet on’s American Biography. Put.