Alexander Hamilton (January 11, 1755 or 1757 – July 12, 1804) was the first United States Secretary of the Treasury, a Founding Father, economist, and political philosopher. The chief of staff to General George Washington during the American Revolution, he was a leader of nationalist forces calling for a new Constitution; he was one of America's first Constitutional lawyers, and wrote half of the Federalist Papers, a primary source for Constituti...
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Alexander Hamilton (January 11, 1755 or 1757 – July 12, 1804) was the first United States Secretary of the Treasury, a Founding Father, economist, and political philosopher. The chief of staff to General George Washington during the American Revolution, he was a leader of nationalist forces calling for a new Constitution; he was one of America's first Constitutional lawyers, and wrote half of the Federalist Papers, a primary source for Constitutional interpretation. He was the strongest leader in Washington's cabinet, designing the tax, banking and fiscal policies for the new nation, and to support it he created and led the Federalist Party, the world's first voter-based political party.
Born in the Caribbean, Hamilton attended what is now Columbia University in New York. During the American Revolutionary War, he organized an artillery company in the militia and was chosen its captain. Hamilton became the senior aide-de-camp and confidant to General George Washington, and he led three...
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