This man was defeated by George Clinton for the position of Governor of New
This man was defeated by George Clinton for the position of Governor of New York. He succeeded his rival Henry Laurens as President of the Continental Congress. His court heard, but never ruled on, the case known as Hayburn's Case. He was the chief negotiator of a treaty in which the United States gave most favored nation status to Great Britain in return for Britain agreeing to evacuate the six western (*) forts by 1796, a treaty which bears his name. Along with Alexander Hamilton and James Madison, he wrote the Federalist Papers. For 10 points, name this first Chief Justice of the United States.
This man was defeated by George Clinton for the position of Governor of New York.
John {Jay}