William Jay was an American reformer, jurist, and son of  an American statesman who directed U.S. foreign policy for much of what decade?
William Jay (jurist) William Jay (16 June 1789 – 14 October 1858) was an American reformer, jurist, and the son of Founding Father and first U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice John Jay (1745–1829).
Diplomacy in the American Revolutionary War Diplomacy in the Revolutionary War had an important impact on the Revolution, as the United States evolved an independent foreign policy.