Alexander Hamilton
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Alexander Hamilton was an American Founding Father who served as the first Secretary of the Treasury under George Washington and founded the Federalist Party, America's first political party. His work shaped the nation's early financial system and political structure during a critical period in U.S. history.
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- 11 Jan 1757
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- 12 Jul 1804
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- Der Föderalist
- Letter from Alexander Hamilton
- Patrick Henry's address
- Propositions of Colonel Hamilton, of New-York, in the Convention for establishing a constitutional government for the United States
- The papers of Alexander Hamilton
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Alexander Hamilton (January 11, 1755 or 1757 – July 12, 1804) was an American military officer, statesman, and Founding Father who served as the first U.S. secretary of the treasury from 1789 to 1795 under the presidency of George Washington. He also founded America's first political party, the Federalist Party, in 1791.
Born out of wedlock in Charlestown, Nevis, Hamilton was orphaned as a child and taken in by a prosperous merchant. He was given a scholarship and pursued his education at King's College (now Columbia University) in New York City where, despite his young age, he was an anonymous but prolific and widely read pamphleteer and advocate for the American Revolution. He then served as an artillery officer in the American Revolutionary War, where he saw military action against the British Army in the New York and New Jersey campaign, served for four years as aide-de-camp to Continental Army commander in chief George Washington, and fought under Washington's command in the war's climactic battle, the Siege of Yorktown, which secured American victory in the war and with it the independence of the United States.
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