John Hay

October 8, 1838 – July 1, 1905

John Hay (1838–1905) was an American statesman and diplomat whose government career spanned nearly fifty years. He began as a private secretary to Abraham Lincoln and later served as U.S. Secretary of State under Presidents William McKinley and Theodore Roosevelt. Hay was also a biographer of Lincoln, a poet, and an author.

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