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Philip Hamilton (January 22, 1782 – November 24, 1801) was the eldest child of Alexander Hamilton (the first U.S. Secretary of the Treasury) and Elizabeth Schuyler Hamilton. He died at age 19, fatally shot in a duel with George Eacker .
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.
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]
Burr is remembered for his famous personal and political conflict with Alexander Hamilton, which culminated in the Burr–Hamilton duel in Weehawken, New Jersey, on July 11, 1804. Burr mortally wounded Hamilton, who died from his wounds the following day. Burr was born to a prominent family in what was then the Province of New Jersey.
Hamilton and his older brother, James Jr., [7] were born out of wedlock to Rachel Lavien (née Faucette), [b] a married woman of half-British and half-French Huguenot descent, [c] [16] and James A. Hamilton, a Scotsman who was the fourth son of Alexander Hamilton, the laird of Grange, Ayrshire. [17]
Colonel Alexander Hamilton Jr. (May 16, 1786 – August 2, 1875) [1] was the third child and the second son of Elizabeth Schuyler and Alexander Hamilton, one of the Founding Fathers of the United States.
Olympic figure skater Scott Hamilton has been candid about his health battle since getting diagnosed with cancer for the first time in 1997.. Years after his 1984 gold medal win at the Olympic ...
James Alexander Hamilton (April 14, 1788 – September 24, 1878) [1] was an American soldier, acting Secretary of State, and the third son of Alexander Hamilton, one of the Founding Fathers of the United States. He entered politics as a Democrat and supporter of Andrew Jackson.