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Gissell Perez
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Alexander Hamilton
Alexander Hamilton was born in circa January 11, 1755 on the island on Nevis British West Indies. Hamilton was delegate to the constitutional convention and major author of the federalist paper was the United States first secretary of the treasury. Hamilton became General George Washington's assistant in 1788, he convinced New Yorkers to agree to ratify the Unites States Constitution. Hamilton died of a gunshot wound that he sustained during a duel with Aaron Burr in New York City in July 12, 1804.
In his early life in 1773 when he was around 16 years old, Hamilton arrived in New York where he enrolled in King's College Hamilton was drawn more too political involvement than he was to academics. He wrote his first political article defending the Patriots' cause against the interests of pro-British Loyalists. Became a quick learner Hamilton deemed himself quite capable of becoming a self-made man.
Alexander Hamilton is remembered as an important part of United States history. He was recognized as the first appointed Secretary of the Treasure in the Unites States during the time he held his office he worked a lot and established a very powerful financial system. Hamilton also detected the smuggling that was going on and he decided to put an end to it as it would have …show more content…

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