Brief biography of alexander hamilton

(1755-1804)

Who Was Alexander Hamilton?

Alexander Hamilton was born in the British West Indies, and later became General George Washington's assistant.

In 1788, as one of America's Founding Fathers, he convinced New Yorkers to agree to ratify the U.S Constitution. Hamilton — an avowed Federalist — then served as the nation's first secretary of the treasury, from 1789 to 1795.

Brief biography of alexander hamilton

Brief biography of alexander hamilton

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When was alexander hamilton born and died

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Early Life

Hamilton was born on the island of Nevis in the British West Indies, on January 11, 1755 or 1757 (the exact date is unknown). Hamilton's parents were Rachel Fawcett Lavien, who was of British and French Huguenot descent, and James Hamilton, a Scottish trader.

At the time of Hamilton's birth, Rachel was married to John Lavien, a much older merchant whom she had been pressured to wed by her parents when she was a teenager. They had a son, Peter together.

Lavien was abusive to Rachel and had spent nearly all the money she had inherited when her father died in 1745.

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