ALEXANDER

HAMILTON
Emmalynne Groth
CA 7-6
 ALEXANDER HAMILTON
Alexander Hamilton (1755-1804)
was one of the founding fathers.
Hamilton had many
accomplishments, such as being the
first United States secretary of the
treasury.
 EARLY LIFE

Born on January 11th, 1755.

Between the ages of 11 and 13,

Alexander started working for a
trading company in ST. Croix.
 FAMILY LIFE
 Spouse: Elizabeth Schuyler Hamilton (1757-1854)
 Married since December 14th, 1780
 Sons:
Alexander Hamilton JR., James Alexander
Hamilton, John Church Hamilton, William S. Hamilton,
and Phillip Hamilton.
 Parents:
James Hamilton and Rachel Fawcett Lavine/
Lavien (unmarried at the time of his birth)
 SCHOOL LIFE
 Hamilton’sparents were not married formally, so the
church school denied him an education
 Alexander self-educated himself with the 34 books in
the family library.
 Alexander eventually became formally educated
from a school in Elizabethtown, New Jersey.
 In
1773, Hamilton went to King’s College, which is now
Columbia University.
 In 1776, he left King's College.
 MILITARY CAREER

Hamilton was an influential man in United States history

He was a trusted advisor of General George Washington
In 1776, he joined a volunteer militia company in New York,
named the Hearts of Oak, which consisted of other King’s College
students.
Hamilton was Washington’s chief of staff.
SECRETARY OF THE TREASURY
In September 11th, 1789, Alexander
Hamilton was delegated the very first
Secretary of the Treasury by George
Washington. This meant that he was
in charge of the governmental
monetary matters. He stayed in that
position until January, 1795.
 POLITICAL ROLE

The First Report on the Public Credit- This

40,000 word document made
recommendations to fix the national
debt.

51/85 essays in The Federalist Papers

 THE UNTIMELY DEATH OF
ALEXANDER HAMILTON
Since Hamilton was a federalist and Burr was a
republican, the two decided to end their political battles
with the duel.
 Alexander died the afternoon after the duel against Burr.
 After the duel, Burr was wanted for MURDER
 FUN FACTS

 Hamilton created the first national bank.

 His
statue stands in front of the Department of
the Treasury.
 Alexander is on the 10 dollar bill.
 HAMILTON GRANGE
NATIONAL MEMORIAL

Alexander’s home
in upper
Manhattan is now
a memorial.
 Timeline
September
Born on 1773,
11th, 1789,
January joined
became
11th, 1755 King's
Secretary of
College
Treasury

Started 1776, joined January, 1795, resigned

working in the Hearts from Secretary of the
St. Croix of Oak State.
 QUOTES

 Real firmness is good for anything; strut is good for

nothing.
 I never expect to see a perfect work from an imperfect
man.
 The honor of a nation is its life.
 A national debt, if it is not excessive, will be to us a
national blessing.

~Alexander Hamilton
 RESOURCES USED

 https://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/authors/a/alexander_ham
ilton.html
 https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=1mEWnQ3vmSs