His intense rivalry with Vice President Burr eventually resulted in a duel, in which Hamilton was mortally wounded, dying the following day.Hamilton was born in Charlestown, the capital of Nevis in the British West Indies.

Taking offense at some of Hamilton's comments, Burr challenged him to a duel in 1804 and mortally wounded Hamilton, who died the next day.Hamilton's reputation over the centuries has been politicized; Republicans have praised him, and Democrats have reviled him. He was elected to the Continental Congress, but resigned to practice law and to found the Bank of New York. Hamilton was a nationalist, who emphasized strong central government and successfully argued that the implied powers of the Constitution provided the legal authority to fund the national debt, assume states' debts, and create the government-owned Bank of the United States. Hamilton became senior aide-de-camp and confidant to General George Washington, and led three battalions at the Siege of Yorktown. Hamilton's opposition to Adams' re-election helped cause his defeat in the 1800 election. He soon became the senior aide to General Washington, the American forces' commander-in-chief. He was an active participant at Philadelphia; and he helped achieve ratification by writing 51 of the 85 installments of The Federalist Papers. そして、この倫理・道徳を国策の根本とするのは、ハミルトンがアメリカ合衆国の財政制度を創設・整備していく際にも、また独立戦争時の借金を全額額面どおり弁済する際にも（『公信用について第一報告書』、1790年1月）、貫いた。1792年の『財源制度の擁護III』でハミルトンは「道徳と正義に関する確立しているルールは、個人と同様、国家にも適用される。よって…国家もまたその約束を守り、契約を果たし、各国民の財産権を尊重すべきある。そうしなければ、社会や政府に関係して、善と悪、あるいは正義と不正義を差別するすべての思考を終焉させる」と説いている。なお、『公信用について第二報告書』は1795年1月である。 As Washington's Treasury Secretary, he influenced formative government policy widely. He tried to control the policies of President Adams (1797–1801).

Rachel was caught in an abusive marriage to John Lavien before she fled him and began her affair with James, the son of a Scottish Lord. Alexander Hamilton (Creative Commons/Marion Doss) “In spite of Schuyler’s black eyes, I have still a part for the public and another for you,” he wrote. He served in the New York Legislature, was the only New York signer at the Philadelphia Convention, and later returned to Congress. While their writings certainly suggest to modern eyes that they were in a romantic relationship, such effusive declarations of love were common between men of the time, and they may not have had a sexual intent.But others have pointed out in Hamilton’s time sodomy was still a crime in all the colonies; they certainly wouldn’t be the first to conceal their love, or to restrict their passion for each other to the pages of their letters.Sadly we’ll never know the truth, as some of Hamilton’s progeny reportedly attempted to conceal certain portions of the letters, and the rest is lost to time.

He was an influential interpreter and promoter of the U.S. Constitution, as well as the founder of the nation's financial system, the Federalist Party, the United States Coast Guard, and the New York Post newspaper. Lin-Manuel Miranda’s award-winning musical arrived on the Disney Plus streaming service on Friday (July 3), introducing many first-time viewers to the story of founding father Alexander Hamilton.He is remembered as a revolutionary war hero and statesman who helped form the United States as we know it today. Hamilton became senior aide-de-camp and confidant to General George Washington, and led three battalions at the Siege of Yorktown. To this day, it is the single most important reference for Constitutional interpretation.Hamilton became the leading cabinet member in the new government under President Washington. As Secretary of the Treasury, Hamilton was the primary author of the economic policies of the George Washington administration. Alexander Hamilton (January 11, 1755 or 1757 – July 12, 1804) was an American statesman, politician, legal scholar, military commander, lawyer, banker, and economist. Exposed in an affair with Maria Reynolds, Hamilton resigned from the Treasury in 1795 to return to Constitutional law and advocacy of strong federalism. In 1801, Hamilton founded the New York Post as the Federalist broadsheet New-York Evening Post. En 1777 se convirtió en secretario de George Washington, comandante en jefe del ejército insurrecto. When Vice President Burr ran for governor of New York state in 1802, Hamilton crusaded against him as unworthy. Facing well-organized opposition from Jefferson and Madison, Hamilton mobilized a nationwide network of friends of the government, especially bankers and businessmen.

“Alexander Hamilton” by John Trumbull “Alexander Hamilton” by John Trumbull is a 1792 full-length portrait, and it is one of the many paintings Trumbull made of Hamilton. ハミルトンのアメリカ合衆国への貢献は、憲法や政治制度ばかりでなく、新生の国家の財政／金融／貨幣／通商／産業政策の基礎を未来図とともに整備したことである。アメリカ合衆国経済にとって不可欠であった初の通貨に関するハミルトンの主張は『造幣局設立に関する報告書』（1791年1月28日）にある。純農業国であった新生の小国であるアメリカ合衆国を、産業資本をつくり母国・英国を凌ぐ大産業国家に発展させるというハミルトンの「国家百年の計」は、1791年12月に議会に財務長官名で提出した『騎士道的な倫理にたつ政府。すなわち, dignity（威厳）& grace（高雅）, intellectuality（知的性）, pride（矜持）、justice（正義）, morality（道徳性）。活力に満ちた強くエネルギッシュな政府（strong&energetic）。政府のweakness（意志・信念の強靭性や指導力の欠如）は、国民の侮蔑を招く／倫理・道徳性を顕現できない／智慧が生まれない。国民からのrespect&trust（尊敬と信頼）を獲得した政府。これが国民への強権発動を不用にして国民の自由を擁護する。実質的な初代外務大臣であったハミルトンが新生の国家である米国に対して、絶えず説いた外交の心得は、次の徳性であった。すなわち、外交は国益を完遂するものだが、justice（道義）／honor（名誉）／honest（正直）／character（品性）を失わないこと。 Please enable JavaScript in your browser's settings to use this part of Geni.