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Books by Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay

The Federalist Papers were written by Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay, all using the pseudonym Publius. Hamilton (1755–1804) was the first Secretary of the Treasury and the dominant intellectual force behind the collection, writing roughly fifty-one of the eighty-five essays. Madison (1751–1836) became the fourth President of the United States and is considered the primary architect of the Constitution itself. John Jay (1745–1829) contributed five essays and later became the first Chief Justice of the United States Supreme Court.