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1. Alexander Hamilton - Wikipedia
Link: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander_Hamilton
Description: Web ResultAlexander Hamilton (January 11, 1755, or 1757 – July 12, 1804) was an American military officer, statesman, and Founding Father who served as the first secretary of the treasury from 1789 to 1795 during George Washington's presidency. Born out of wedlock in Charlestown, Nevis, Hamilton was orphaned as a child and taken in …
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2. Alexander Hamilton: Facts, Birth, Children & Death | HISTORY
Link: https://www.history.com/topics/american-revolution/alexander-hamilton
Description: Web ResultNov 9, 2009 · Alexander Hamilton, one of America’s most influential Founding Fathers and Treasury secretaries, had a brilliant political career until he was killed in an 1804 duel. Shows This Day In History...
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3. Alexander Hamilton | Biography, Duel, Musical, & Facts
Link: https://www.britannica.com/biography/Alexander-Hamilton-United-States-statesman
Description: Web ResultMar 11, 2024 · Alexander Hamilton was a New York delegate to the Constitutional Convention (1787), a major author of the Federalist papers, and the first secretary of the treasury of the United States (1789–95). He argued in favour of a strong central government for the new United States .
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4. Alexander Hamilton - Children, Death & Quotes - Biography
Link: https://www.biography.com/political-figures/alexander-hamilton
Description: Web ResultSep 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....
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5. Alexander Hamilton · George Washington's Mount Vernon
Link: https://www.mountvernon.org/library/digitalhistory/digital-encyclopedia/article/alexander-hamilton/
Description: Web ResultNew York: Harper, 1959. Alexander Hamilton was a founding father of the United States, who fought in the American Revolutionary War, helped draft the Constitution, and served as the first secretary of the treasury. He was the founder and chief architect of the American financial system.
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6. Alexander Hamilton: The Forgotten Founding Father | HISTORY.com
Link: https://www.history.com/hamilton
Description: Web ResultRight-Hand Man. 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.
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7. Alexander Hamilton | American Battlefield Trust
Link: https://www.battlefields.org/learn/biographies/alexander-hamilton
Description: Web ResultAlexander Hamilton. Born a bastard (illegitimate) child on January 11, 1755 or 1757, to Scotsman James Hamilton and Rachel Fawcett Levine on the British colonial island of Nevis in the Caribbean, Alexander Hamilton possessed a razor sharp mind as well as an indomitable will.
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8. Biography of Alexander Hamilton - US History
Link: https://www.ushistory.org/valleyforge/served/hamilton.html
Description: Web ResultAlexander Hamilton was born in Charlestown, Nevis, in the West Indies on January 11, 1757 ( or 1755), to James Hamilton, a Scottish merchant of St. Christopher, and Rachel Fawcett. Rachel's father was a Huguenot physician and planter. While very young, she had been married to and divorced from a Danish proprietor on St. Croix.
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9. Alexander Hamilton summary | Britannica
Link: https://www.britannica.com/summary/Alexander-Hamilton-United-States-statesman
Description: Web ResultAlexander Hamilton, (born Jan. 11, 1755/57, Nevis, British West Indies—died July 12, 1804, New York, N.Y., U.S.), U.S. statesman. He first came to the U.S. in 1772, arriving in New Jersey. In the American Revolution he joined the Continental Army and showed conspicuous bravery at the Battle of Trenton ( see Battles of Trenton …
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10. Alexander Hamilton (1755-1804), a Profile | American Experience ... - PBS
Link: https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/profile-alexander-hamilton-1755-1804/
Description: Web ResultHamilton rose to become a Revolutionary War hero, an advocate for the Constitution, and a rescuer of the nascent American government from financial ruin.