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U.S. #1046
15¢ John Jay
Liberty Series

Issue Date: December 12, 1958
City: Washington, D.C.
Printed by: Bureau of Engraving and Printing
Printing Method: Rotary Press
Perforations: 11 x 10½
Color: Rose lake

The image of John Jay used on U.S. #1046 is based on a painting by Gilbert Stuart.

John Jay (1745-1829)
Statesman
Born in New York City, John Jay graduated from King’s College (now Columbia University). He served as a New York delegate to the First and Second Continental Congresses, and was president of the Continental Congress from December 1778 to September 1779. At that time, he became the U.S. minister to Spain. In 1783, Jay played a key role in negotiating the Treaty of Paris, which ended the American Revolution. He then became the Secretary of Foreign Affairs.

In 1789, President George Washington appointed Jay the first chief justice of the U.S. Supreme Court. While serving as chief justice, Jay went to Great Britain and negotiated the Jay Treaty, which was signed in 1794. This treaty settled many of the disputes between the U.S and Great Britain. Jay resigned from the Supreme Court, and in 1795 he was elected governor of New York. He served two terms, and retired in 1801.