John Jay (NY Yacht Club)

  • American

Prominent New York lawyer and the grandson of founding father John Jay, notable for a July 4, 1866 speech that inspired the creation of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City. - AsNotedIn

Notable Position Organization From To
Founder New York Yacht Club
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Y/M/D Description Association Composition Place Locale Food Event
Y/M/D Description Association Composition Place Locale Food Event
1866/07/04 John Jay proposes the creation of a "national institution and gallery of art" Promoter The Met Fifth Avenue, NYC New York City Opening of the Metropolitan Museum of Art
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