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Early Life and Education
John Jay was born on December 12, He was the eighth child and sixth son of a family of wealthy New York City merchants. Jay spent his childhood in Rye, New York, near New York City.
He received his early education from private tutors. Jay graduated from King&#;s College, now Columbia University, in and studied for the law profession.
John jay kidsHe was admitted to the New York bar in and opened his own practice in
First Continental Congress
Jay was a delegate to the First Continental Congress in where he worked for conciliatory solutions to differences between Great Britain and the American colonies.
As events became more contentious, Jay&#;s positions began to shift more towards independence. Although he was at first a reluctant revolutionary, Jay became an ardent supporter of the American cause once the American Revolutionary War began.
Second Continental Congress
Jay was also a member of the Second Continental Congress.
When the Declaration of Independence was