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James Jay

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Gender Male
Date of birth October 16,1732
Zodiac sign Libra
Born New York
United States
Died1815
Nephew William Jay
Peter Augustus Jay
Previous positionNew York State senator (1778–1782)
Niece Maria Jay Banyer
Sarah Louisa Jay
Education The University of Edinburgh
BooksA Letter to the Universities of Oxford and Cambridge, &c., in Respect to the Collection that was Made for the Colleges of New York and Philadelphia
Reflections and Observations on the Gout: By Sir James Jay, ...
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Sir James Jay was an American physician and politician. He was brother of John Jay, one of the Founding Fathers of the United States. While initially a supporter of American independence, he later changed his views becoming a Loyalist and went into exile in London after the Treaty of Paris recognised independence.

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