Alexander Hamilton

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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.

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instanceOf Founding Father of the United States
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
surface form: Trinity Churchyard, Manhattan
causeOfDeath gunshot wound
citizenship United States of America
coAuthorOf The Federalist Papers
coAuthorWith James Madison
John Jay
countryOfBirth Leeward Islands
surface form: British Leeward Islands
dateOfBirth 1755-01-11
1757-01-11
dateOfDeath 1804-07-12
designed First Bank of the United States
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
surface form: King’s College (now Columbia University)
ethnicGroup Scottish descent
familyName Hamilton
givenName Alexander
influenced development of American capitalism
interpretation of the U.S. Constitution
structure of the U.S. executive branch
killedIn duel with Aaron Burr
mannerOfDeath homicide
marriageStart 1780
memberOfPoliticalParty Federalists
surface form: Federalist Party
militaryRank Lieutenant Colonel
Major General
movement Federalism in the United States
notableIdea assumption of state debts by federal government
creation of a national bank
protective tariffs and support for manufacturing
strong central federal government
notableWork Report on Manufactures
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
Thomas Jefferson
placeOfBirth Charlestown, Nevis
placeOfDeath New York City
positionHeld Delegate to the Constitutional Convention
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
religion Christianity
servedIn Continental Army
sexOrGender male
signature United States Constitution
spouse Elizabeth Schuyler Hamilton
subjectOf musical "Hamilton" by Lin-Manuel Miranda

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Hamilton County, New York namedAfter Alexander Hamilton
Society of the Cincinnati hasNotableMember Alexander Hamilton
Committee on Style member Alexander Hamilton
Elizabeth Schuyler Hamilton spouse Alexander Hamilton
musical "Hamilton" by Lin-Manuel Miranda subject Alexander Hamilton
subject surface form: Hamilton
musical "Hamilton" by Lin-Manuel Miranda featuresCharacter Alexander Hamilton
subject surface form: Hamilton
musical "Hamilton" by Lin-Manuel Miranda notableSong Alexander Hamilton
subject surface form: Hamilton
Federalist No. 78 author Alexander Hamilton
Hamilton County, Ohio namedAfter Alexander Hamilton
Publius usedBy Alexander Hamilton
Publius hasContributor Alexander Hamilton
Jay Treaty supportedBy Alexander Hamilton
Hamilton Grange National Memorial namedAfter Alexander Hamilton
American Revolutionary era hasKeyFigure Alexander Hamilton
Hamilton, Georgia namedAfter Alexander Hamilton
Henry W. Halleck relativeByMarriage Alexander Hamilton
First Party System keyFigureFederalists Alexander Hamilton
Whiskey Rebellion participant Alexander Hamilton
New York Post founder Alexander Hamilton
Third Report on the Public Credit author Alexander Hamilton
John Adams (miniseries) portrays Alexander Hamilton
Revenue Marine Service foundedBy Alexander Hamilton
Hamilton County namedAfter Alexander Hamilton
Fort Hamilton namedAfter Alexander Hamilton
Hamilton County, Florida namedAfter Alexander Hamilton
Assumption Act implementation hasParticipant Alexander Hamilton
Hamilton namedAfter Alexander Hamilton
subject surface form: Hamilton, Georgia
Lafayette closeAssociateOf Alexander Hamilton
Oliver Wolcott Jr. precededBy Alexander Hamilton
this entity surface form: Alexander Hamilton (as U.S. Secretary of the Treasury)
Philhellenes hasNotableMember Alexander Hamilton
Federalist No. 2 collectionEditors Alexander Hamilton
Hamilton County namedAfter Alexander Hamilton
subject surface form: Hamilton County, Tennessee
Tariff Act of 1789 namedAfter Alexander Hamilton
Federalist No. 5 collectionEditors Alexander Hamilton
John coAuthorWith Alexander Hamilton
subject surface form: John Jay
Federalist No. 64 publicationSeriesEditors Alexander Hamilton
Great Falls Historic District associatedWith Alexander Hamilton
Bank Act of 1791 principalArchitect Alexander Hamilton
Hamilton subject Alexander Hamilton