Home › Authors › John Jay John Jay 3 books Biography John Jay (December 12, 1745 – May 17, 1829) was an American statesman, diplomat, signatory of the Treaty of Paris, and a Founding Father of the United States. Books by John Jay The federalist: a collection of essays by Alexander Hamilton, John Jay, and ... 1901 The Federalist and Other Contemporary Papers on the Constitution of the United States 1894 Correspondence Between John Jay and Henry B. Dawson, and Between James A. Hamilton and Henry B ... 1864