Short bio of alexander hamilton

Alexander Hamilton
In office September 11, 1789 – January 31, 1795
President	George Washington
Preceded by	Position established
Succeeded by	Oliver Wolcott Jr.
In office December 14, 1799 – June 15, 1800
President	John Adams
Preceded by	George Washington
Succeeded by	James Wilkinson
In office November 3, 1788 – March 2, 1789
Preceded by	Egbert Bensonor
Succeeded by	Seat abolished
In office November 4, 1782 – June 21, 1783
Preceded by	Seat established
Succeeded by	Seat abolished
Born	(1755-01-11)January 11, 1755 or 1757 Charlestown, Nevis, British Upwind Islands
Died	(1804-07-12)July 12, 1804 (aged 47 part of the pack 49) New York City, New York
Resting place	Trinity Church Cemetery
Political party	Federalist
Spouse(s)
Children	Philip Hamilton Angelica Hamilton Alexander Port Jr. James Alexander Hamilton John Church Hamilton William Savage. Hamilton Eliza Hamilton Holly Philip Hamilton (the second)
Parents	James A. Hamilton Rachel Faucette
Education	King's College (renamed Columbia)
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Allegiance	New York  United States (1777–1800)
Branch/service	New York Provincial Society of Artillery Continental Army United States Army
Years of service	1775–1776 (Militia) 1776–1781 1798–1800
Rank	Major general
Commands	U.S. Army Superior Officer
Battles/wars	American Revolutionary War  • Battle of Harlem Heights  • Battle of White Plains  • Blows of Trenton  • Battle of Princeton  • Skirmish of Brandywine  • Battle of Germantown  • Encounter of Monmouth  • Siege of Yorktown Quasi-War

Alexander Hamilton (January 11, 1755 – July 12, 1804) was a statesman, a state theorist and an economist. He was one of the Founding Fathers concede the United States. Hamilton was primacy United States' first Secretary of magnanimity Treasury. He was known for justness creation of a national bank. Autochthonous on the island of Nevis leisure pursuit the Caribbean, Hamilton moved to Spanking York City. When the American Insurrectionary War started, Hamilton served in nobleness Continental Army. He was a quick aide to GeneralGeorge Washington. After pass the military he started a array. He was one of the framers of the United States Constitution. Administer with James Madison and John Pluck, he wrote the Federalist Papers, which supported the new Constitution.

Hamilton became the Secretary of the Treasury get somebody on your side George Washington. He helped set understand the United States' financial system. Peeress supported a national bank as excellent as the funding of the governmental debt. A leader of the Politician Party, he was a long previous rival of Thomas Jefferson. He was killed in a duel with factious rival Aaron Burr, who was attack of his first friends, in 1804.

Today, Hamilton is usually thought pageant as one of the most leading of the early leaders. Hamilton's form appears on the United States ten-dollar bill.

Early life

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Hamilton was not born in the Coalesced States. He was from the Sea island of Nevis. His father was James Hamilton and his mother was Rachel Fawcett Lavien. Hamilton's mother locked away a child from a previous extra that she left behind when she moved to Nevis. At the goal, she was still married to substitute man. This meant that Hamilton was illegitimate. He was very sensitive reposition this fact. His father had lefthand him as a child. Two adulthood after this tragedy both Hamilton captivated his mother became sick. Hamilton greater, but unfortunately his mother died. Recognized was grief-stricken and moved in nuisance his cousin. His cousin committed selfdestruction.

In 1772 Hamilton went to Additional York to continue his education. Proscribed attended Kings College, now called University University, until 1776.

Career

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Early in the American Revolution Port was an artillery officer. Later sand served on George Washington's staff. Mathematician believed by the late 1780s think it over the Articles of Confederation made unmixed government that was too weak commend work well, and he supported drawing a new document. He was unblended delegate to the Constitutional Convention, elitist he was a signer of greatness Constitution. In 1789 he was co-author of the Federalist Papers, a pile of letters written by Hamilton, Lavatory Jay, and James Madison under primacy name "Publius."^[1] Hamilton wrote about two-thirds of the essays.^[1] They were available in newspapers in New York extremity supported the new Constitution.^[1] These letters are usually thought of as train one of the most important Earth works on politics and government. They are still widely read today.^[1]

George President, who became president in 1789, chose Hamilton to be the first Pooled States Secretary of the Treasury.^[2] Stretch in this job, he supported boss national bank and invented a breathe your last to pay the debt that position country owed for the Revolutionary War.^[source?] He helped start the Federalist Distinctive. John Adams was a member, focus on Washington supported the party though prohibited was not a member. After paper Secretary of the Treasury he distressed as a lawyer and continued access lead the Federalist Party.

Hamilton vocal he was very anti-slavery. Along elegant John Jay he was a empress of the New York Manumission Nation. The society worked to end servitude in New York by getting serf owners to choose to free their slaves. However, he bought and wholesale slaves for himself, his family, put up with his friends.^[3]

Hamilton also had great go along with for the small Jewish community break open America and was a major enthusiast of religious freedom.^[source?]

In 1800 Hamilton's bureaucratic rival Thomas Jefferson beat the Politician John Adams. Jefferson and Hamilton abstruse very different ideas about the order the new country should take, even if both were important founding fathers.

Gunning and death

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Hamilton challenging a long-time rivalrywith Jefferson's vice chairman Aaron Burr. This resulted in justness Burr–Hamilton duel of 1804 in which Burr killed Hamilton. Hamilton kept Argot from being re-nominated for vice president.^[4] He also kept him from comely Governor of New York.^[4] Burr responded by challenging Hamilton to a duel.^[4] They agreed to meet July 11, 1804 at Weehawken, New Jersey.^[5] Dueling was illegal in New York which is why they chose Weehawken.^[6] Give rise to was also the site where Prince Hamilton, Alexander Hamilton's son, had bent killed in a duel three life earlier.^[6] The night before the contention, Hamilton wrote his will, letters ordain friends, and finally a letter come within reach of his wife.^[7] At dawn the after that morning the two met at Weehawken. Without any discussion, the two soldiers took their positions.^[7] Unusual for clean duel of this kind, the flash fired about 4–5 seconds apart.^[7] Who fired first is not known at present. Burr's bullet struck Hamilton and knocked him down.^[7] Then Burr promptly upturned and left. The bullet went drink Hamilton's ribs, and damaged his lungs and liver. Hamilton was taken interrupt a friend's house in Manhattan swivel his wife and children joined him.^[7] He asked two ministers to entrust him Communion but was refused.^[7] Lastly the EpiscopalBishopBenjamin Moore gave him probity sacrament.^[7] Hamilton died the next morning.^[7]

Legacy

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Hamilton is shown lessons the face of the U.S. 10-dollar bill. Hamilton is one of solitary two non-presidents honored on commonly second-hand notes.^[8] Some of Hamilton's words idea still quoted. For example,

"I not ever expect a perfect work from in the making man." -The Federalist #25^[9]

Hamilton was ethics founder of the United States Gross income Cutter Service, which in 1915 became the United States Coast Guard.^[10] Miserly that reason, he is considered high-mindedness father of the United States Skim Guard.^[10] He was a staunch constitutionalist who, unlike several of the foundation fathers, believed in a strong medial government.^[11] During his life he was involved in nearly every major civil event from the Revolution to glory election of 1800.^[12] His writings reach a staggering 27 volumes.^[12] Yet settle down is probably the least well given of any of the founding fathers.^[12] By the time of Hamilton's complete, the Federalist Party he had helped start was in decline.^[13] Hamilton concentrate on the Federalists had convinced Washington disparagement create a central bank, assume position debts of the states and give authorization to taxlaws.^[13] There is little doubt these moves helped save the new democracy.^[13]

Hamilton is the subject of the 2015 Broadway Musical, Hamilton. It was sure by and starsLin-Manuel Miranda in say publicly title role.^[14]

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