Augustus Jay Explained

Birth Date:17 October 1850
Birth Place:Washington, D.C.
Death Place:New York City, New York, U.S.
Alma Mater:Harvard College
Columbia Law School
Parents:Peter Augustus Jay
Josephine Pearson Jay
Children:Peter Augustus Jay
DeLancey Kane Jay
Relations:Peter Augustus Jay (grandfather)
John Clarkson Jay (uncle)
Awards:Legion of Honour

Augustus Jay (October 17, 1850 – December 25, 1919) was an American diplomat and member of the prominent Jay family.

Early life

Jay was born on October 17, 1850, in Washington, D.C.[1] He was the only child of Peter Augustus Jay and Josephine (née Pearson) Jay (1829–1852).[2] His mother died on January 3, 1852, at just twenty-two years old. After her death, his father committed to his sole care before his death three years later on October 31, 1855, in New York City.[3] His paternal grandfather was Peter Augustus Jay, a member of the New York State Assembly and Recorder of New York City, and grandson of John Jay, Founding Father and first United States Chief Justice.[4]

Jay graduated from Harvard College in 1871 and from Columbia Law School in 1876.

Career

Although admitted to the New York bar, Jay never practiced law, instead he entered the diplomatic service. From 1885 to 1893, he was Secretary of the American Legation in Paris. On his retirement as Secretary of the American Legation in Paris, the French Government made him an officer of the Legion of Honor.

After they returned from France, they spent much time in Newport, Rhode Island, where Jay was one of the most prominent New York residents. In Newport, he was a stockholder of the Newport Reading Room and a member of the Newport Fishing Club. They owned Oakwold, located at 65 Old Beach Road, and designed in 1883 by architect Clarence Sumner Luce (designer of the Holyoke Opera House, Wistariahurst, and the James Henry Van Alen house).[5]

Personal life

On October 3, 1876, Jay was married to Emily Astor Kane (1854–1932),[6] a daughter of DeLancey Kane and Louisa Dorothea (née Langdon) Kane.[7] Emily, a descendant of John Jacob Astor, was the sister of DeLancey Astor Kane, Commodore S. Nicholson Kane, John Innes Kane, Sybil Kent Kane, and Rough Rider Woodbury Kane, all cousins of John Jacob Astor IV.[8] Together, Augustus and Emily were the parents of:[9]

He was a member of the Knickerbocker Club, Union Club, and University Club of New York.

Jay died of heart disease on Christmas Day 1919, at his home, 960 Park Avenue in Manhattan.[16] After a funeral at Trinity Church, he was buried in the John Jay Cemetery in Rye like his father before him.[3] [17] [18] His widow left an estate valued at $450,000 upon her death.[19]

Descendants

Through his eldest son Peter,[10] he was a grandfather of Emily Kane Jay (1911–1926) and Susan Mary Alsop (1918–2004).[20] [8]

Through his second son DeLancey,[13] he was a grandfather of six:[21] Elizabeth Morgan (née Jay) Etnier Hollins (1911–1991),[22] Peter Jay (1913–2000), Sybil Kane (née Jay) Waldron (1914–1997),[23] [24] Theodora Moran (née Jay) Stillman Rahv (1918–1968),[25] Augusta (née Jay) Huffman (1921–2000),[26] [27] and Katharine Archer Morgan (née Jay) Bacon (1928–2013).[28]

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  1. Book: Burke . Arthur Meredyth . The Prominent Families of the United States of America . 1991 . Genealogical Publishing Com . 978-0-8063-1308-5 . 84 . 14 March 2020 . en.
  2. Book: Lamb . Martha Joanna . Harrison . Mrs Burton . History of the City of New York: The century of national independence, closing in 1880 . 1880 . A.S. Barnes . 401 . 14 March 2020 . en.
  3. News: OBITUARY . 14 March 2020 . The Triweekly Washington Sentinel . 15 November 1855 . 3.
  4. News: Deaths . 14 March 2020 . Brooklyn Evening Star . 1 November 1855 . 2.
  5. Book: Yarnall . James L. . Newport Through Its Architecture: A History of Styles from Postmedieval to Postmodern . 2005 . . 978-1-58465-491-9 . 207 . 23 March 2020 . en.
  6. News: MRS. AUGUSTUS JAY DIES IN 79TH YEAR; Widow of Diplomat Whose Ancestor, John Jay, Was First Chief Justice of U.S. LONG A SOCIETY LEADER Descended From Gov. Langdon of New Hampshire, Revolutionary Soldier, and John Jacob Astor.. 12 January 2018. The New York Times. 15 December 1932.
  7. News: COL. KANE'S WILL PROBATED; Personal Estate Is About $65,000 – His Widow Chief Beneficiary.. 12 January 2018. The New York Times. 11 May 1915.
  8. Book: Patten . Bill . My Three Fathers: And the Elegant Deceptions of My Mother, Susan Mary Alsop . 2008 . PublicAffairs . 978-0-7867-2171-9 . 27 . 14 March 2020 . en.
  9. Book: Mackenzie . George Norbury . Colonial Families of the United States of America: In which is Given the History, Genealogy and Armorial Bearings of Colonial Families who Settled in the American Colonies from the Time of the Settlement of Jamestown, 13th May, 1607, to the Battle of Lexington, 19th April, 1775 . 1917 . Grafton Press . 304–305 . 23 March 2020 . en.
  10. News: PETER A. JAY DEAD; LONG A DIPLOMAT; Descendant of the First Chief Justice of U. S. an Ambas- sador to Argentina.. 11 January 2018. The New York Times. 19 October 1933.
  11. Web site: Peter Augustus Jay – People – Department History. history.state.gov. Office of the Historian, Bureau of Public Affairs United States Department of State. 11 January 2018. en.
  12. News: PETER A. JAY WEDS MISS SUSAN M'COOK; Notable Assemblage Present at Ceremony in Fifth Avenue Presbyterian Church. BRIDEGROOM A DIPLOMAT First Secretary of Our Legation at Tokio -- Bride Eldest Daughter of Col. J.J. McCook. . 23 March 2020 . . 17 March 1909.
  13. News: Times . Special to The New NOK . DE LANCEY K. JAY, EX-DIPLOMAT, DIES; Descendant of the First Chief Justice of United States Stricken in Westbury WON D.S.C. IN WORLD WAR Helped Organize "Plattsburg Movement" An Astor One of Early Forebears . 23 March 2020 . . 28 March 1941.
  14. News: MISS MORGAN TO WED; Daughter of Mr. and Mrs. E. D. Morgan to be Bride of De Lancey K. Jay. . 23 March 2020 . . 25 January 1910.
  15. News: JAY--MORGAN . 23 March 2020 . . 5 May 1910.
  16. News: AUGUSTUS JAY DIES AFTER LONG ILLNESS; Was Great-Grandson of the First Chief Justice of the United States Supreme Court. . 14 March 2020 . . 27 December 1919.
  17. News: Times . Special to The New York . JAY ESTATE GOES TO FAMILY; Will Filed in Newport Leaves Half to Widow and Half to Sons. . 14 March 2020 . . 27 January 1920.
  18. News: JAY ESTATE $1,027,829.; Robes and Portrait of Chief Justice Among the Bequests.. 12 January 2018. The New York Times. 24 May 1921.
  19. News: MRS. JAY LEFT $450,000.; Will Filed at Newport Names Sons, Peter and Delancey, Legatees.. 12 January 2018. The New York Times. 23 December 1932.
  20. News: P.A. JAY ESTATE $737,060.; Only a Fraction of Sum Diplomat Left Taxable in This State.. 12 January 2018. The New York Times. 22 November 1934.
  21. News: L . Zach . When 'Wheatly' Was For Sale . 23 March 2020 . July 31, 2009.
  22. News: Elizabeth Etnier, 80, An Author, Is Dead . 23 March 2020 . . 12 June 1991.
  23. News: TIMES . Special to THE NEW YORK . WEDDING IN CHAPEL FOR SYBIL KANE JAY; Daughter of Westbury Couple Is Married to Francis P. Kinnicutt of New York RECEPTION HELD AT HOME Ceremony Performed on Estate of Bride's Grandmother, Mrs. Edwin D. Morgan . 23 March 2020 . . 14 February 1937.
  24. News: Paid Notice: Deaths WALDRON, SYBIL KANE JAY. . 23 March 2020 . . 23 December 1997.
  25. Book: Bloom . Alexander . Prodigal Sons: The New York Intellectuals & Their World . 1986 . . 978-0-19-505177-3 . 377 . 23 March 2020 . en.
  26. News: TIMES . Special to THE NEW YORK . AUGUSTA JAY BRIDE OF NAVAL OFFICER; Descendant of the First Chief Justice Married to Lieut. Comdr. Harold Huffman KIN OF ASTORS, LANGDONS Katherine Jay Attendant for Her Sister at Ceremony in Westbury, L.I., Chapel . 23 March 2020 . . 25 November 1945.
  27. News: Augusta Jay Huffman . 23 March 2020 . . 28 June 2000.
  28. Web site: KATHARINE JAY "KITTY" BACON . . 23 March 2020 . March 12, 2013.

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