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Hamilton and his older brother, James Jr., [7] were born out of wedlock to Rachel Lavien (née Faucette), [b] a married woman of half-British and half-French Huguenot descent, [c] [16] and James A. Hamilton, a Scotsman who was the fourth son of Alexander Hamilton, the laird of Grange, Ayrshire.
[1] [2] [3] The last Laird of the Hamiltons of Grange, who held the title from 1774 until his death in 1837, was Alexander Hamilton's first cousin, also named Alexander. [1] [4] James Alexander Hamilton was born in Ayrshire, Scotland in 1718. He was the fourth son of Laird Alexander Hamilton of Grange.
Alexander Hamilton, one of the Founding Fathers who signed the U.S. Constitution, was the first cabinet member to be born outside of the United States. [1] President George Washington appointed Hamilton, born in Nevis in 1755 or in 1757, as the United States' first Secretary of the Treasury in 1789.
Elizabeth Hamilton (née Schuyler / ˈ s k aɪ l ər /; August 9, 1757 – November 9, 1854 [1]) was an American socialite and philanthropist. She was the wife of American Founding Father Alexander Hamilton and was a passionate champion and defender of Hamilton's work and efforts in the American Revolution and the founding of the United States.
Alexander Hamilton was born sometime between 1755 and 1757 [b] on Nevis and went to study at King's College, now part of Columbia University, in New York City at the age of 16. [35] [36] During his career, Hamilton was a military officer, lawyer, and author of some of The Federalist Papers.
Alexander Hamilton (November 15, 1815 ... Hamilton was born on November 15, 1815. He was the eldest of 14 children born to John Church Hamilton (1792–1882) ...
Alexander Hamilton (born 22 July 1865) [1] was a Scottish footballer who played as an outside right for Queen's Park, [2] Corinthian [3] and Rangers, [4] and represented Scotland four times. [5] [6] [7] Hamilton was the eldest of three brothers to play for Scotland, the others being Gladstone and James. [1]
Alexander Hamilton is a 2004 biography of American statesman Alexander Hamilton, written by biographer Ron Chernow.Hamilton, one of the Founding Fathers of the United States, was an instrumental promoter of the U.S. Constitution, founder of the nation's financial system, and its first Secretary of the Treasury.