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Less dazzling than Hamilton, less eloquent than Jefferson, John Jay commands an equally high rank among the Founding Fathers.
He served as president of the Continental Congress.
He played the leading role in negotiating the treaty with Great Britain that ended the Revolution, and directed America's foreign affairs throughout the Confederation period.
As first Chief Justice, his strong nationalist opinions anticipated John Marshall.
He ended his public career as a two-term governor of New York.
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