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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.
Sep 14, 2023 · Alexander Hamilton's son Philip Hamilton was just 19 when he was shot by George Eacker in a duel in New York in 1801. He died 14 hours later.
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Philip Hamilton (1782-1801) Alexander Hamilton's eldest son and proudest hope for the future, Philip, died young in an ill-considered duel. After Philip's death, his father plunged into a...
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- Philip Hamilton (1782–1801) The oldest of the Hamilton brood, Philip was born in 1782 and named after his maternal grandfather, Philip Schuyler, an American Revolutionary War general and Senator.
- Angelica Hamilton (1784–1857) Philip’s death cast a lasting shadow across the Hamilton family, but no one was more affected than Alexander’s second-oldest child, Angelica.
- Alexander Hamilton (1786–1875) Like the original Alexander Hamilton, the younger Alexander studied at Columbia and went on to become a lawyer, graduating college just a few weeks after his father’s dueling death at the hands of Aaron Burr.
- James Alexander Hamilton (1788–1878) After graduating from Columbia and becoming a lawyer, James married into another powerful American family: the Morrises.
Hamilton’s 19-year-old son Philip was killed in a duel near present-day Jersey City in November 1801 that had resulted from Philip’s conflict with George Eacker, a Democratic-Republican who maligned Philip’s father in a speech. Hamilton père’s strong sense of personal honor had led him to issue several challenges earlier in his life ...
Philip Hamilton was the eldest son of Alexander Hamilton, one of the founding fathers of America. This biography profiles his childhood, life, and tragic death.
May 18, 2021 · Alexander Hamilton had a notoriously difficult life right up until he was killed after a duel with Aaron Burr at the age of 47 or 49 (his exact birthdate remains unknown). What makes his death particularly bizarre and sad is the fact that his oldest son also died after a duel three years before.
