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Alexander Hamilton. Alexander Hamilton was born in Charlestown, Nevis, in the West Indies on January 11, 1757 ( or 1755), to James Hamilton, a Scottish merchant of St. Christopher, and Rachel Fawcett. Rachel's father was a Huguenot physician and planter. While very young, she had been married to and divorced from a Danish proprietor on St. Croix.
Alexander Hamilton arrived in America in 1772 at the age of fifteen—a poor, self-taught, ambitious immigrant from the West Indies. He settled in New York City in the midst of the colonial crisis, when oppressive taxes and other policies pushed Americans to question British rule. Hamilton soon befriended prominent patriots and embraced the cause for […]
Alexander Hamilton ( 11. siječnja 1755. ili 1757. – 12. srpnja 1804. ), bio je američki ekonomist, politički teoretičar i prvi ministar financija SAD. Po njegovoj zamisli je sazvana Philadelphijska konvencija, a kao pionir američkog ustavnog prava bio je suautor Federalističkih spisa, djela koje se smatra glavnim izvorom za tumačenje ...
A chronology of key events in the life of Alexander Hamilton, Revolutionary War officer, aide-de-camp to General George Washington, and the nation’s first treasury secretary. Alexander Hamilton (1757-1804)
Alexander Hamilton (c.1755-1804) was a Founding Father of the United States, soldier, lawyer, scholar, economist, congressman, and first U.S. Secretary of the Treasury. Born and raised in the West Indies, he was orphaned in his early teens. In his youth, he worked as a clerk for an international shipping company located on the island of St. Croix.
Alexander Hamilton (11 tháng 1 năm 1757 hoặc 1755 – 12 tháng 7 năm 1804) là một sĩ quan quân đội, luật sư, chính trị gia, chuyên gia tài chính người Mỹ. Ông là một nhà lập quốc Hoa Kỳ và là Bộ trưởng Ngân khố đầu tiên, người đã thiết lập hệ thống tài chính - ngân hàng ...
St. Croix. The View from Fort Christiansvaern. Born in poverty on the Caribbean island of Nevis, Alexander Hamilton moved with his family to Christiansted, St. Croix, when he was ten. By the time Hamilton was thirteen, his father had deserted the family and his mother had died. Hamilton supported himself by working as a clerk for a trading ...
