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Sep 15, 2014 · Best Known For: Alexander Hamilton was a Founding Father, a Constitutional Convention delegate, author of the Federalist papers and the first secretary of the U.S. treasury. Industries U.S. Politics
Read Now. Born into obscurity in the British West Indies, Alexander Hamilton made his reputation during the Revolutionary War and became one of America’s most influential Founding Fathers.
On January 25, 1777, the Pennsylvania Evening Post posted an advertisement: “Captain Alexander Hamilton, of the New-York company of artillery, by applying to the printer of this paper, may hear of something to his advantage.” 1 This referenced General George Washington’s decision to invite Hamilton to his military staff, which Hamilton ...
When Burr read in a newspaper that Hamilton had expressed a "despicable opinion" of him, the vice president demanded a further explanation which Hamilton did not provide.
He fought at Washington's side in the Revolution, helped ensure the ratification of the Constitution, and saved the fledgling United States from financial ruin. He died in a tragic duel with his ...
July 12, 1804 • New York City • New York. Title / Office. Continental Congress (1788), United States • Continental Congress (1787), United States • Continental Congress (1783), United States • Continental Congress (1782), United States. Political Affiliation. Federalist Party.
Although Hamilton kept it secret, he was the ghostwriter for Washington’s Farewell Address in 1796, as this draft fragment reveals. Washington's Farewell Address, printed in Claypoole's Advertiser (1796-09-19) by Washington, George (1732-1799) The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History.
