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John Hay

American statesman (1838–1905)

† 1905-07-01 · Authors · Writer; cross-wiki notability: present on 33 language Wikipedias
License & source
Public domain · Wikidata
Life

John Hay was born on October 8, 1838 in Salem and died on July 1, 1905 in Newbury, aged 66. Recorded occupations: writer, diplomat, journalist, biographer, politician and secretary. Country of citizenship: United States. Positions held include United States Secretary of State and United States Ambassador to the United Kingdom. Educated at Brown University and Carthage College. Member of American Academy of Arts and Letters.

At a glance
Born
October 8, 1838 · Salem
Died
July 1, 1905 · Newbury
Age at death
66
Citizenship
United States
Occupations
writer, diplomat, journalist, biographer, politician, secretary
Positions held
United States Secretary of State, United States Ambassador to the United Kingdom
Education
Brown University, Carthage College
Wikipedia editions
33 languages
Signature licence
Public domain
About this signature

This image of John Hay's signature comes from Wikimedia Commons (Wikidata P109 signature file). Its licence is recorded as Public domain, with the file credited to John Hay. It is linked to the person through Wikidata property P109 (signature), which ties a documented individual to a specific archived file. We show the file as published and do not redraw or retouch it. Deceased 1905: low publicity-rights risk.

Biographical facts: Wikidata Q117101 (CC0), retrieved 2026-10-13. Read more about John Hay on Wikipedia.

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