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  1. Nov 9, 2009 · Alexander Hamilton's beloved first-born son, Philip, was killed in a duel in 1801 while attempting to defend his father's honor against attacks by New York lawyer George Eacker.

  2. Siege of Yorktown. Quasi-War. Alexander Hamilton (January 11, 1755 or 1757 [a] – 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 during George Washington's presidency. Born out of wedlock in Charlestown, Nevis, Hamilton was orphaned as a ...

  3. Sep 9, 2024 · Alexander Hamilton (born January 11, 1755/57, Nevis, British West Indies—died July 12, 1804, New York, New York, U.S.) was a New York delegate to the Constitutional Convention (1787), major author of the Federalist papers, and first secretary of the treasury of the United States (1789–95), who was the foremost champion of a strong central government for the new United States.

  4. Oct 12, 2024 · Here are 10 locations of Hamilton’s New York City. 10. Columbia University. As King’s College, Columbia University began in the vestry hall at Trinity Church, then moved to a campus near ...

  5. Alexander Hamilton was born on the British island of Nevis in the West Indies, the second of two boys. ... At a meeting in New York, Hamilton and 31 others set forth the guiding principles for an ...

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  6. It was here, at Gracie Mansion, where Hamilton in 1801 raised funds to found the New-York Evening Post, now the New York Post—the oldest continuously published daily newspaper in the United States. Years later, in 1966, the fireplace mantle where Hamilton died in front of, was moved to Gracie Mansion as a centerpiece of the Susan B. Wagner Room where the mayor holds press conferences and ...

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  8. Sep 15, 2014 · When both men drew their guns and shot, Hamilton was severely wounded, but Hamilton's bullet missed Burr. Hamilton, injured, was brought back to New York City, where he died the next day, on July ...