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The Wogdon & Barton pistols used in the duel Philip Hamilton, Alexander Hamilton's son, was killed in a duel three years before, near the spot of the Burr–Hamilton duel. The pistols used in the duel belonged to Hamilton's brother-in-law John Barker Church, who was a business partner of both Hamilton and Burr. [43]
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On July 11, 1804, Burr and Hamilton met in Weehawken, New Jersey; when the signal was given, Burr shot instantly, striking Hamilton in the chest. He died thirty-one hours later. [2] Hamilton's death ended Burr's political future in New York and weakened the already-waning Federalist Party.
Aaron Burr Jr. (February 6, 1756 – September 14, 1836) was an American politician, businessman, lawyer, and Founding Father who served as the third vice president of the United States from 1801 to 1805 during Thomas Jefferson's first presidential term.
November 24, 1801: Philip Hamilton, son of the former U.S. Secretary of Treasury, dueled George I. Eacker; Hamilton was killed. [3] July 11, 1804: U.S. Vice President Aaron Burr, while in office, dueled former U.S. Secretary of the Treasury Alexander Hamilton; Hamilton was killed. [4
July 11 – Aaron Burr, Vice President of the United States, shoots former U.S. Secretary of the Treasury Alexander Hamilton during a duel; Hamilton dies the next day. July 27 – The Twelfth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution , which reforms the way that candidates for President and Vice President are chosen, is ratified by Tennessee ...
Alexander Hamilton, former U.S. Secretary of the Treasury, by U.S. Vice President Aaron Burr, in Weehawken, New Jersey – 1804 [25] Thomas Pitt, 2nd Baron Camelford, English peer and naval officer, by his friend Thomas Best near Holland House, London – 1804 [26] Charles Dickinson, by future U.S. President Andrew Jackson – 1806 [27]
William was a month shy of his seventh birthday in 1804 when his father was killed in a duel with Vice President Aaron Burr. In 1814, he was admitted to the United States Military Academy, resigning three years later in 1817. [3] Following his resignation from West Point, Hamilton moved to Sangamon County, Illinois.