Justice Mark C. Dillon will speak about the personal, professional, and political life of John Jay, and the manner that his life influenced his role as the first Chief Justice of the United States from 1789 to 1795.  Some emphasis will be placed on Jay’s law practice and Revolutionary War intelligence activities in the Hudson Valley generally and in Dutchess County specifically.  The discussion will be supplemented with visual images of people, places, and things.  Jay’s life experiences affected how he later viewed and decided the earliest cases of the US Supreme Court that had enduring legacy.