Alexander Hamilton

Politician

Birthday January 11, 1755

Birth Sign Capricorn

Birthplace Saint Kitts And Nevis

DEATH DATE Jul 12, 1804 (49)

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About

First Secretary of the Treasury and aide to George Washington who was famously killed in a duel to the death by Vice President Aaron Burr. He was an active participant in the Philadelphia Convention, which produced the U.S. Constitution, and he wrote 51 of the 85 installments of the Federalist Papers, which supported the Constitution.

Before Fame

He was effectively orphaned after his father left the family and his mother died of fever.

Trivia

He resigned from being the Secretary of the Treasury after an extra-marital affair from his past became public.  The award winning Broadway musical about his life began in 2015.

Family Life

He married Elizabeth Schuyler Hamilton in December 1780. He had eight children.

Associated With

He was appointed by John Adams as Senior Officer of the Army.