Jay, John 

First Chief Justice of the United States Supreme Court, 1789-1795.  Born: December 23, 1745, New York City, New York; Death: May 17, 1829, Bedford, New York.  Education: Columbia University.  Jay was the author of 5 of the 85 Federalist Papers.  He resigned as the first Chief Justice to the United States to accept the position of Governor of New York, 1795-1801.  Once his term as Governor of New York had ended, President John Adams offered to Jay the position as Chief Justice again, but Jay turned it down, considering the position to be too weak, and beneath is dignity.  Also, during his long career involved in the early politics of this country, he served as U.S. Secretary of State, 1789-1790; U.S. Secretary of Foreign Affairs, 1789; U.S. Minister to Spain, 1779-1782; 6th President of the Continental Congress, 1778-1779; Delegate to the Second Continental Congress from New York, 1775-1776, 1778-1779; Delegate to the First Continental Congress from New York, 1774.