Alexander Hamilton
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Founding Father of the United States
economist
human
lawyer
military officer
political philosopher
politician
statesman
Alexander Hamilton was a Founding Father of the United States, the first Secretary of the Treasury, and a principal architect of the nation’s financial system and federal government structure.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
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| Alexander Hamilton (as U.S. Secretary of the Treasury) | 1 |
| Alexander Hamilton as Secretary of the Treasury | 1 |
Statements (67)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Founding Father of the United States
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economist ⓘ human ⓘ lawyer ⓘ military officer ⓘ political philosopher ⓘ politician ⓘ statesman ⓘ |
| aideDeCampTo | George Washington ⓘ |
| appearsOn | United States ten-dollar bill ⓘ |
| appointedBy | George Washington ⓘ |
| battle | American Revolutionary War ⓘ |
| burialPlace |
Trinity Church Cemetery
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surface form:
Trinity Churchyard, Manhattan
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| causeOfDeath | gunshot wound ⓘ |
| citizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| coAuthorOf | The Federalist Papers ⓘ |
| coAuthorWith |
James Madison
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John Jay ⓘ |
| countryOfBirth |
Leeward Islands
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surface form:
British Leeward Islands
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| dateOfBirth |
1755-01-11
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1757-01-11 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1804-07-12 ⓘ |
| designed |
First Bank of the United States
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United States Revenue Cutter Service ⓘ
surface form:
U.S. Coast Guard precursor (Revenue Cutter Service)
U.S. Customs and Border Protection ⓘ
surface form:
U.S. customs service
U.S. federal financial system ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Columbia University
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surface form:
King’s College (now Columbia University)
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| ethnicGroup | Scottish descent ⓘ |
| familyName | Hamilton ⓘ |
| givenName | Alexander ⓘ |
| influenced |
development of American capitalism
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interpretation of the U.S. Constitution ⓘ structure of the U.S. executive branch ⓘ |
| killedIn | duel with Aaron Burr ⓘ |
| mannerOfDeath | homicide ⓘ |
| marriageStart | 1780 ⓘ |
| memberOfPoliticalParty |
Federalists
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surface form:
Federalist Party
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| militaryRank |
Lieutenant Colonel
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Major General ⓘ |
| movement | Federalism in the United States ⓘ |
| notableIdea |
assumption of state debts by federal government
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creation of a national bank ⓘ protective tariffs and support for manufacturing ⓘ strong central federal government ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Report on Manufactures
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Report on Public Credit ⓘ First Bank of the United States ⓘ
surface form:
Report on a National Bank
The Federalist Papers ⓘ |
| numberOfChildren | 8 ⓘ |
| officeEnd | 1795-01-31 ⓘ |
| officeStart | 1789-09-11 ⓘ |
| opposedBy |
James Madison
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Thomas Jefferson ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Charlestown, Nevis ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | New York City ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Delegate to the Constitutional Convention
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Member of the Continental Congress ⓘ Member of the New York State Assembly ⓘ Receiver of Continental Taxes for New York ⓘ Senior Officer of the United States Army ⓘ Secretary of the Treasury ⓘ
surface form:
United States Secretary of the Treasury
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| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| servedIn | Continental Army ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| signature | United States Constitution ⓘ |
| spouse | Elizabeth Schuyler Hamilton ⓘ |
| subjectOf | musical "Hamilton" by Lin-Manuel Miranda ⓘ |
Referenced by (88)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Hamilton, Georgia
subject surface form:
Hamilton
this entity surface form:
Alexander Hamilton (as U.S. Secretary of the Treasury)
subject surface form:
Hamilton