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Alexander Hamilton (January 11, 1755 or 1757 [a] – July 12, 1804) was an American military officer, statesman, and Founding Father who served as the first U.S. secretary of the treasury from 1789 to 1795 during George Washington's presidency.
Philip Hamilton was born in Albany, New York, on January 22, 1782. His father, Alexander Hamilton, was the first U.S. Secretary of the Treasury and one of the Founding Fathers of the United States. His mother, Elizabeth Schuyler Hamilton, was the daughter of Philip Schuyler, a Continental Army general under George Washington, for whom he was named.
Hamilton was born on April 14, 1788, [1] the fourth child of American founding father Alexander Hamilton and Elizabeth Schuyler Hamilton. [2] Hamilton later wrote of his childhood: [Alexander] Hamilton's gentle nature rendered his house a joyous one to his children...His interaction with his children was always affectionate and confiding, which ...
Hamilton's death permanently weakened the Federalist Party, which was founded by Hamilton in 1789 and one of the nation's major two parties at the time. It also ended Burr's political career, as he was vilified for shooting Hamilton. Alexander Hamilton died close to the spot where his son Philip Hamilton died in a separate duel.
Alexander Hamilton’s feud with fellow Founding Father Thomas Jefferson is well-chronicled, both in academic literature and on stage, but he didn’t tell Jefferson he wanted to hit him with a chair.
Philip Hamilton, the eldest son of Alexander Hamilton, and Stephen Price [10] approached or entered Eacker's box together and loudly ridiculed him. [4] [11] Eacker called them "damned rascals." In response to that insult, as was then common, both challenged Eacker to a duel. [1]
Johann Michael Lavien (or John Lavien) (c. 1717 – February 28, 1771) was a merchant and planter who lived on the Caribbean islands of Nevis and Saint Croix. [1] [2] He was the first husband of Rachael Fawcett, who later became the mother of Alexander Hamilton, one of the Founding Fathers of the United States.
Alexander Hamilton constantly argued and said s**t without considering the consequences. ... Alexander was the opposite. Whereas Burr was a rich kid whose father was the Dean of Princeton College ...