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Born December 12, 1745 • New York City • New York
Died May 17, 1829 (aged 83) • Bedford • New York
Title / Office governor (1795-1801), New York • Supreme Court of the United States (1789-1795), United States • supreme court (1789-1795), United States • Continental Congress (1774-1774), United States
Role In Jay Treaty

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