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Oct 9, 2018 · Fast Facts: Maria Reynolds. Known For: Mistress of Alexander Hamilton, an affair that led to the publication of the Reynolds Pamphlet and the United States' first sex scandal. Born: March 30, 1768 in New York, New York. Parents: Richard Lewis, Susanna Van Der Burgh. Spouse (s): James Reynolds, Jacob Clingman, Dr. Mathew (first name unknown)
Jan 13, 2016 · Alexander Hamilton’s affair with Maria Reynolds, and his subsequent hush-hush payoffs to Maria’s husband James, have backfired, and rumors are beginning to circulate that Hamilton has been not...
Sep 17, 2023 · Indeed, before there was Monica Lewinsky, Maria Reynolds was the center of what is largely believed to be America’s first political sex scandal. Reynolds was just 23 when her husband seemingly abandoned her and she turned to one of the nation’s most powerful men — Secretary of the Treasury Alexander Hamilton.
Sep 10, 2020 · Here's what happened to Maria in real life, and why some people believe that she was never actually Alexander's mistress. In Hamilton's second act, Maria is prominently featured during "Say No To This" as Alexander explains the circumstances for his first meeting with the wife of James Reynolds (Sydney James Harcourt).
The mistress of Alexander Hamilton and the wife of a con man, Maria Reynolds played a central role in one of the first sex scandals in American political history. Hamilton became involved with...
The Hamilton–Reynolds affair was the first major sex scandal in United States political history. It involved Secretary of the Treasury Alexander Hamilton, who conducted an affair with Maria Reynolds from 1791 to 1792, during the presidency of George Washington. When he discovered the affair, Reynolds' husband, James Reynolds, subsequently ...
Jul 9, 2020 · Maria Reynolds The women of Hamilton : Angelica, Eliza and… Find out more about the real women of Lin-Manuel Miranda’s hit musical Hamilton , with answers from Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Ron Chernow on the Schuyler sisters and Alexander Hamilton’s marriage – plus the affair that caused America’s first great sex scandal…
