Peter Augustus Jay (lawyer)
| Peter Augustus Jay | |
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| Recorder of New York City | |
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In office April 6, 1819 – March 6, 1821 |
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| Preceded by | Richard Riker |
| Succeeded by | Richard Riker |
| Member of the New York State Assembly from New York Co. | |
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In office July 1, 1815 – June 30, 1816 |
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| Personal details | |
| Born |
Peter Augustus Jay January 24, 1776 Elizabethtown, New Jersey, |
| Died | February 20, 1844 (aged 68) New York City, New York, U.S. |
| Political party | Federalist |
| Spouse(s) | Mary Rutherfurd Clarkson (m. 1807; her death 1838) |
| Children | 8, including John |
| Parents |
John Jay Sarah Van Brugh Livingston |
| Relatives |
William Jay (brother) William Livingston (grandfather) |
| Alma mater | King's College |
Peter Augustus Jay (January 24, 1776 – February 20, 1843) was a prominent New York lawyer, politician and the eldest son of Founding Father and first United States Chief Justice, John Jay.
Peter Augustus Jay was born at Liberty Hall," on January 24, 1776, at the home of his maternal grandparents' in Elizabethtown, New Jersey. Peter was one of six children born to John Jay and Sarah Van Brugh (née Livingston) Jay, and one of two boys (brother William was born in 1789) with four sisters: Susan (born and died in 1780); Maria (b. 1782), Ann (b. 1783) and Sarah Louisa (b. 1792).
Jay's paternal grandparents were Peter Jay, who was born in New York City in 1704 and became a wealthy trader in furs, wheat, timber, and other commodities, and Mary Van Cortlandt, who had married in 1728. Mary's father was Jacobus Van Cortlandt who was twice mayor of New York City.
His mother was the eldest daughter of 13 children born to New Jersey Governor William Livingston (1723–1790). His aunt, Susannah Livingston, was married to John Cleves Symmes. His grandfather, William, was the son of Philip Livingston, himself the son of Robert Livingston the Elder and Alida Schulyer van Rensselaer.
Like his father, he graduated from King's College, the precursor of Columbia University, in 1794.
Following his graduation in 1794, Jay acted as private secretary to his father in London for the Jay Treaty. The young Jay studied law and established a practice in New York City with his cousin Peter Jay Munro, carrying on a family tradition of public service.
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